Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to repeal the Coronavirus Act 2020 in its entirety.
On 21 February 2022, the Government announced the intention to expire all remaining non-devolved temporary provisions from the Coronavirus Act 2020. Of the 20 remaining non-devolved temporary provisions, 16 will automatically expire on 24 March 2022. The remaining four provisions will be expired within six months and the powers transferred into alternative permanent legislation. However, there are also a number of permanent provisions within the Act, which would require primary legislation to repeal. The Government is committed to repealing unnecessary provisions as soon as possible and will look for opportunities to do so as the legislative programme proceeds.