Covid-19 Update - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 6:29 pm on 12 November 2020.

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Photo of Lord Scriven Lord Scriven Liberal Democrat 6:29, 12 November 2020

The Statement says nothing about antibody testing. On 6 October, the noble Lord announced the £75 million single-source purchase of antibody test kits from Abingdon Health. Official correspondence, dated 1 October, reveals that the department had a report by Public Health England that shows that those antibody tests were not accurate enough for their intended use and that the department would delay publication of the report until after the Government had announced that they had been purchased. Why was that, Minister?