Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of charging for covid-19 lateral flow tests on use of those tests.

We expect the overall level of testing in the population to reduce once tests are no longer free. Whilst guidance sets out when we advise the general public to continue testing, individuals should do so based on their own personal risk. The Government has worked with retailers to ensure testing is available at an affordable price.