Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) guidance issued to care homes in relation to the covid-19 outbreak since the start of 2020 and (b) the dates on which that guidance was issued.

We have published a range of guidance to care homes, as well as other care providers, unpaid careers and local authorities on how to continue giving care during the COVID-19 outbreak.

A list of the guidance we have published for care homes in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak since the start of 2020 is attached.

Further relevant guidance on adult social care can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-social-care-guidance