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1400466

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date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which businesses have been (a) accredited to supply lateral flow tests to the NHS and (b) accredited to supply those tests for use in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	98916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) does not accredit businesses to supply lateral flow tests. The UK Health Security Agency evaluates lateral flow tests. Only lateral flow tests that pass evaluation are supplied to the National Health Service and are available to be sold in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 01/02/2022 12:24:00 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 42468 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1400467

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which businesses are awaiting approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to (a) supply lateral flow tests to the NHS and (b) for the use of those tests in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	98917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) does not approve COVID-19 testing devices. Tests for professional use are subject to self-assessment by the manufacturer before they may be placed on the market. Self-test devices are required to be assessed for conformity to the regulations by an Approved or Notified Body. In addition, tests must also meet the COVID Testing Devices Authorisation requirements.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances, the MHRA can issue an Exceptional Use Authorisation (EUA). The MHRA publishes the names of tests and other medical devices which have been granted an EUA online. The MHRA does not currently have any outstanding decisions for EUAs.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/01/2022 17:43:32 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson