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If a carer only has underlying entitlement to Carer's Allowance, then they will not get CAS. Underlying entitlement means people who have applied for Carer's Allowance but do not get it because they receive another earnings replacement benefit such as the State Pension.
Any decisions to scale back elective activity will be taken on an evidence basis and where the need to support COVID-19 patients exceeds capacity for elective care.
Free is only free if someone can get access and can have the opportunity to study, and they will not get that if we go down the road that we are going down just now.