Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) the relative risks of covid-19 infection in care homes from (i) staff and (ii) visitors and (b) the effectiveness of measures to reduce risk of covid-19 infection from visitors.

On 9 October 2020, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies Social Care Working Group published an update paper at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925141/S0780_Social_Care_Working_Group_update_paper.pdf