Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with Cabinet colleagues and healthcare professionals across NHS trusts to make an assessment of the potential merits of changing hospital visiting policies as a result of the covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and National Health Service trusts on the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on the health and care system. The current hospital visiting guidance was last updated on 13 October 2020. NHS England and NHS Improvement are in the process of updating this guidance and a revised version will be published in due course.