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Written question asked by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) on Monday, 16 November 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 November 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Coronavirus: Screening

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allocate frontline funeral workers key worker or equivalent status to enable them access to regular COVID-19 testing.

Answer

It is for local authorities to decide where to introduce testing in their areas and which cohorts testing will cover, including funeral workers. In addition to local authorities, NHS Test and Trace will also work closely with other Government departments to increase workplace testing for medium and large organisations within their sectors.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10330
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Funerals Screening Coronavirus Key workers
Link
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