Coronavirus: Disease Control

(asked on 1st June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authority leaders on the provision of covid-19 testing, tracking and tracing in local authority areas.


Answered by
Nadine Dorries Portrait
Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 18th June 2020

I lead the Test and Trace engagement with local authorities, alongside Tom Riordan, Chief Executive of Leeds Council.

This is alongside other local engagement in Testing from Sarah-Jane Marsh, who was appointed to head up Testing at the same time as Tom Riordan was appointed to drive the joint work between the Government and local authorities on 11 May.

Ministers and officials have regular discussions with local authority leaders on the NHS Test and Trace service and attend a Local Outbreak Planning National Advisory Board, chaired by the Chairman of the Local Government Association.

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