Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish, by local authority area, the number and proportion of close contacts of those who have been, or are suspected as having been, infected or contaminated with covid-19 who (a) are undergoing covid-19 testing, (b) have tested positive for covid-19 and (c) have received advice as a result of that contact tracing to self-isolate or quarantine.

The information is not currently broken down to level of the number and proportion of close contacts. However, all information regarding those transferred to the contact tracing service is available at GOV.UK by region, upper tier local authority, total and percentage reached at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/912562/NHS_T_T_Regional_Breakdowns_28May_19Aug.csv/preview

Further information on COVID-19 testing and capacity is available on GOV.UK at the following link:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/testing