Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the levels of covid-19 infection amongst migrant groups with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) status; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with NRPF status have access to public health information and services.

Public Health England has updated its guidance on National Health Service entitlements in the migrant health guide to make it clear that people have free entitlement to care related to COVID-19, irrespective of their immigration status. The guidance can be seen at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guide#main-messages

There are ongoing discussions across Government about the needs of vulnerable population groups. More information will be provided in due course.