Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to reported levels of covid-19 infection rates in West Yorkshire, for what reason people who live in York are being sent to West Yorkshire for covid-19 tests.

At times of high demand, sites may become fully booked and in these instances the booking system will offer an appointment at the next nearest test centre, subject to availability. The Department has surpassed its commitment to increasing testing availability to 500,000 tests per day, by the end of October.