PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Coronavirus (30 October 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing regular testing for covid-19 infection for a named visitor for each person in a care home so that, after that testing, a person’s partner, child or significant other can visit that person in their care home on a regular basis.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

We want to bring an end to the pain of separation and help care homes bring families and loved ones together. The launch of visitor testing is a crucial step to making that happen. We aim to rollout visitor testing nationwide by Christmas.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
25 November 2020