Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure contact tracing services are expanded ahead of a potential relaxation of covid-19 restrictions.

We are continually monitoring case numbers and reviewing what this means for NHS Test and Trace operations. We have the ability to increase or decrease contact tracer resource provision at speed in response to rising or falling numbers of cases. In addition, we continue to work with local authorities and other community partners to ensure a systematic approach to tracing and to support the targeting of local public health action.