PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Workers: Coronavirus (2 February 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help enable care workers who lost their jobs as a result of the mandatory vaccination policy, to return to the care sector.

Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)

On 31 January 2022, the Government announced plans to revoke the requirement for workers in care homes, the National Health Service and wider social care services to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is subject to consultation and Parliamentary approval.

The Government also intends to consult on amending the Code of Practice on infection prevention and control to strengthen requirements in relation to COVID-19. It will be for employers to decide on their recruitment policies in line with the Code of Practice and relevant guidance.

Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
14 March 2022