Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with supermarkets on offering priority supermarket delivery slots to those with (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other clinically extremely vulnerable people during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

New national restrictions came into force in England on 5 November. People with cystic fibrosis, and other clinically extremely vulnerable people, are advised not to go to shops, and to shop online if possible, or to ask others such as friends or family to collect and deliver shopping for them. If an individual already has a priority delivery slot with a supermarket, they will continue to hold it.

If a clinically extremely vulnerable person needs additional help, their local council can offer support. This may include helping them to request a priority supermarket delivery slot if they do not already have one.