Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Thursday, 19 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 November 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Screening
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) maximum distance people are expected to travel for walk-in covid-19 testing.
- Answer
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The median distance travelled for a test is 1.9 miles. We have recently increased the radius search on the portal for local testing sites (LTS) from 10 miles to 25 miles, to help ensure that people who live in sparsely populated areas are able to book appointments at their local LTS without driving a further distance to a regional test site.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 118040
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Travel Screening Coronavirus
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2021-03-10 16:43:04 +0000
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