Question to the Home Office:

What recent assessment she has made of the implications of the covid-19 outbreak for her Department's priorities.

My Department continues to deliver on our core priorities of;

o protecting the public,

o securing our borders,

o and reforming our immigration system.

Current rates of staff absence due to Covid-19 do not present immediate risks to delivery of these.

The Home Office is also an integral part of the cross-Government Covid-19 response. To ensure the department is equipped to respond effectively some staff have been deployed to specific covid related activities.

We have also provided additional support for victims of domestic abuse who may feel particularly vulnerable at this time and implemented public health measures at the border to prevent a second wave of Coronavirus from imported cases.