Do you believe that lateral flow test kits should be provided free of charge to Londoners and the £500 self-isolation support payments for Londoners on low incomes should remain in place as long as COVID-19 cases remain high?

Access to free lateral flow test kits and the financial support payments for self-isolation for Londoners on low incomes are both critical to ensure that we do not widen health inequalities through the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Currently they both remain available free of charge.

The ‘COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ stated that the Government would continue to provide the public with access to free lateral flow tests in the coming months, but that, at a later stage, as the Government’s response to the virus changes, universal free provision of LFDs would end. While cases remain high, I will continue to advocate for free access to lateral flow test kits.