Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to change covid-19 restrictions for visitors within hospitals.

Providers are expected to facilitate visits wherever possible and to do so in a way which manages infection risks. Visiting policies are ordinarily at the discretion of National Health Service trusts and other NHS bodies to make an assessment based on the local prevalence of COVID-19 and the specific design of facilities. National guidance encourages providers to actively find ways to ensure visiting can take place. NHS England keeps this guidance under regular review.