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Written question asked by Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court (Crossbench) on Monday, 5 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 October 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Friday, 11 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Contact Tracing: Software

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much (1) has been spent to date, and (2) they estimate will be spent this financial year, on the NHS Test and Trace service.

Answer

The spend across Test and Trace for the year to September is £2.7 billion. The Government's winter plan announced an additional £7 billion of funding which will allow NHS Test and Trace to increase testing and continue to improve contact tracing, taking the overall budget for Test and Trace this financial year to £22 billion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8744
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Software Expenditure NHS Contact tracing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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