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Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 13 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 May 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 July 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Care Homes: Coronavirus

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) Public Health England, (2) the Care Quality Commission, or (3) the Department of Health and Social Care, has had responsibility for carrying out COVID-19 tests in care homes; who is currently responsible for such testing; and what steps they are taking to ensure clarity about such testing for care home operators.

Answer

To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet Testing – note for House of Lords which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4376
Session
2019-21
Attachment
Testing information factsheet
Subjects
Care homes Disease control Screening Coronavirus
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk