PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Screening (6 June 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of removing the capacity to register covid-19 lateral flow tests.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
Free lateral flow device test results can be reported through GOV.UK. Surveillance capabilities will remain, including the COVID-19 Infection Survey population level survey, genomic sequencing and additional data. This will be supported by continuing the SIREN and Vivaldi studies.
Answered by:
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
13 June 2022
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