Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the need for ongoing financial support for covid-19 testing capacity, and in particular support for the Lighthouse Lab in Glasgow, beyond March 2022..

The Department has secured resourcing to extend critical COVID-19 services, including testing, beyond March 2022. On 15 December, the UK Health Security Agency wrote to all Lighthouse Laboratories to confirm continued support and the intention to renew contracts.