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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 March 2021. It was answered by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Coronavirus: Funerals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 restrictions on funeral services will be eased before workers operating within that sector have been offered a covid-19 vaccine.

Answer

Funeral staff are eligible for prioritisation if they carry out functions requiring contact with multiple vulnerable patients in a healthcare setting and are at a high risk of exposure to COVID-19. Such funeral operatives were being offered vaccinations by 15 February.

The COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021 published on 22 February provides a roadmap, with four steps, to ease out of the current lockdown in England. Rules around funerals will not change; these can proceed with 30 attendees during the first three steps, with the aim to remove all restrictions by step four. The roadmap is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161673
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Disease control Funerals Vaccination Coronavirus
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk