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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Hold a public inquiry into spending on test and trace

Closed 489 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should launch a public inquiry into all Government spending on test and trace. This should include investigating the circumstances under which contracts were awarded without a full procurement process, and whether these contracts represent value for money.
In September the Chancellor said the Government had provided over £12 billion for test and trace. This is a huge amount of public money has been spent and taxpayers have the right to know what due diligence was performed, and whether spending was value for money.

Timeline

5 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 May 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 489
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 5 Nov 2020
Closed 5 May 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.