National living wage to rise to £11.44 an hour from April and extended to 21-year-olds – as it happened

Treasury confirms the national living wage will increase by over a pound an hour from April

Q: Was there no aspect on the pandemic on which you did not advise?

Whitty says he would not put it like that. He says he felt it important to advise on issues where advice from a scientist or doctor would be useful.