Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward policy proposals to prioritise operations for people at risk of losing their employment on health grounds as a result of delays in receiving medical care during the covid-19 outbreak.

Treatment is prioritised based first on clinical need and then on the length of time that a patient has been waiting. There are no plans at this time to prioritise operations for people at risk of losing their employment on health grounds.