Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with health officials in the New Zealand Government on that country's approach to tackling covid-19; and if he will make a statement.

The Department is regularly in discussions with other countries, including New Zealand, on a wide range of issues of issues relating to COVID-19 and has been throughout the pandemic. COVID-19 presents a global challenge which requires a collaborative response. The Department will continue to work with other countries throughout the crisis and beyond.