Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been tested for covid-19 since guidance on attendance at schools was changed in March 2020.

The number of tests conducted between 23 March and 26 May (inclusive) for children whose ages were under 11, under 16 and under 18 at collection were:

- Under 11s tested: 25,159

- Under 16s tested: 44,954

- Under 18s tested: 54,881

This data only covers tests completed under Pillar 2 (mass swab testing for general population) of the Testing Strategy. Public Health England and the National Health Service do not compile data for the number of tests conducted for under-18s.