Rachael Maskell
Labour/Co-operative, York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to re-introduce free covid-19 testing.
Maggie Throup
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Government regularly reviews the response to COVID-19 to ensure it remains effective and proportionate. Given the variants which are currently dominant, it would not be cost-effective to provide universal free testing for those not at risk of serious illness. We will continue to make sure that we are prepared in the event of a dangerous new variant, including with testing infrastructure and capabilities.
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