Are you concerned about the Government’s plans to dismantle the Test and Trace system under Operation Rampdown and have you had conversations with London’s NHS and public health leaders about this?

The Test and Trace system has proved invaluable during the emergence of variants, including the new Omicron variant, and so I would be concerned about any plans to dismantle that system prematurely. I am briefed regularly by the leadership of the NHS and public health in London and discuss issues related to COVID-19. this includes the preparedness and resilience of the NHS and public health system in the face of the ongoing pandemic. To date we have not discussed Operation Rampdown, the leaked official Covid 'exit plan', or any plans to dismantle Test and Trace. I will raise the issue with my Statutory Health Adviser at the next opportunity.