Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) staff, and (2) ministers, at the Department of Health and Social Care have been tested for COVID-19.

The Department does not discuss specific and personal details around individuals tested for COVID-19. The Department’s staff are advised to follow Public Health England advice to stay at home if they have COVID-19 symptoms and use the NHS 111 online COVID-19 service if their symptoms persist beyond seven days.