PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Coronavirus (19 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regularly testing members of the Armed Forces for covid-19 to support them returning to their families between deployments.

Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)

We take the wellbeing of our personnel and their families extremely seriously, and have put in place enhanced COVID-19 secure measures in our establishments to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission. In addition, we are looking at what further testing could be implemented following the UK Government's recent announcement to roll out asymptomatic testing for key workers and those unable to work from home.

Answered by:
James Heappey (Conservative)
25 January 2021