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Written question asked by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Monday, 18 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Coronavirus: Screening

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many laboratories in the UK are capable of processing the Roche Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody test; and what is the distribution of these laboratories across the country.

Answer

The Government does not hold specific information on the instrumentation available in United Kingdom laboratories. Plans for the roll out of laboratory-based tests are being developed and, among other things, will consider the ability and capacity of National Health Service laboratories to process commercially available tests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4548
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Screening Laboratories Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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