Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to clinically extremely vulnerable people who have been unable to work from home and will be returning to their workplace once shielding pauses on 31 March 2021.

On 17 March the Government issued a letter to all clinically extremely vulnerable people on the Shielded Patient List, containing guidance about the changes from 1 April and the support available.

All employers are required to take steps to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace and should be able to explain what measures they have put in place to keep their employees safe at work. The Health and Safety Executive has also published guidance on protecting vulnerable workers, including advice for employers and employees on how to talk about reducing risks in the workplace.