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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 43066, tabled on 4 May 2020

Question

Rachael Maskell
Labour
York Central
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that unpaid carers are eligible for covid-19 testing.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answer

Helen Whately
Conservative
Faversham and Mid Kent
Commons

Answered on

12 May 2020

As of 4 May, the Government has included unpaid carers in its latest list of essential workers and those prioritised for COVID-19 testing in England. The list is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested#list-of-essential-workers-and-those-prioritised-for-testing-england-only

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