Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) dentists and (b) dental health staff has the same access to covid-19 tests as other NHS staff.

We have made it our priority to provide testing for National Health Service front line staff, including dentists and dental health staff, when symptomatic. A number of tests are reserved for essential workers and all symptomatic frontline staff can request a test as an essential worker via GOV.UK or 119. Essential workers can order five test kits for themselves and other symptomatic members of their households. However, for households of more than five, 119 can raise an order on their behalf.