Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recent letters sent from the NHS to individuals deemed to be at higher risk from coronavirus, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all eligible individuals receive their Government-issued lateral flow tests as quickly as possible.

NHS England has contacted eligible individuals to let them know they should receive their Government issued lateral flow tests within two weeks, to use should they become symptomatic. NHS England commissions NHS Digital to run weekly searches to identify newly eligible people to ensure they are notified of their potential access to treatment and sent tests as quickly as possible. If their tests run out, they can be re-ordered online or by calling 119.