Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure private clinics that are offering covid-19 tests are not price gouging.

The Department does not regulate the cost of CE marked COVID-19 tests by private healthcare providers.

However, any individual with symptoms can access a COVID-19 test completely free of charge. Further information on those eligible for testing is available on GOV.UK at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested

Anyone concerned that a business is acting unfairly or taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak to make money is encouraged to contact the Competition and Markets Authority and report their concerns via the following link:

https://www.coronavirus-business-complaint.service.gov.uk/