Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on dementia patients of the covid-19 lockdown restrictions announced on 4 January 2021.

We have had regular discussions with our stakeholders on the impact of the pandemic restrictions on people living with dementia. Although the guidance on the national restrictions has stated that people are required to stay at home there are exemptions to support wellbeing. These allow people to form support bubbles and to provide care to vulnerable people, including those with dementia.