Eat Out to Help Out scheme likely increased deaths - Vallance
The inquiry considers the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and Weatherby repeats the statement from earlier today, that Vallance
did not know about the decision to introduce the sceme until it had already been actioned.
Asked whether the scheme increased the number of deaths, Vallance replies: "It's highly likely to have done".
In reference to Vallance's written statement, Weatherby reads a note from Vallance that suggests that although he wasn't consulted on the policy, ministers were aware of the guidance at the time - which indicated that there would be a surge in infections with the policy change.