Claim: £37 billion was spent on Test and Trace.
Fact-check: NASA Mars mission would cost much more than two years of NHS Test and Trace - Full Fact
Verdict: this was how much was budgeted for its first two years. it has probably cost just under £30 billion in that period, though we don't have an exact figure for 2021/22 yet.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-06-17T00:00:00