Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to issue guidance on the creation of cohort bubbles in adult day and social care centres as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

The Government is keeping its social distancing measures under continual review. The Government will only make changes when we are confident we can do so safely. The Secretary of State for Health keeps the restrictions and requirements under constant consideration, to ensure the measures continue to be both proportionate and necessary. The Government continues to issue guidance to support the public.

Since 4 July one household will be able to see another household inside or outside, while maintaining social distancing measures. People should limit indoor meetings so they are only meeting one other household at a time, in addition to their support bubble (if they have one). There is no limit on the size of either household.