Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what ongoing assessment his Department is making of the needs of people with serious underlying health conditions who may feel afraid to leave their homes since the move to stage 4 of the coronavirus roadmap from 19 July 2021.

There is no ongoing assessment to investigate the needs of people with serious underlying health conditions who may feel afraid to leave their homes since the move to Step four.

Clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, many who have serious underlying health conditions, are currently advised to follow the guidance that is in place for the general population.