Matt Hancock said it was people's "civic duty" to self isolate if they are asked to in the future. At Tuesday's daily coronavirus press conference, the Health Secretary was asked about Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister's chief advisor who said he had "no regrets" about travelling 260 miles in lockdown.
On Monday, Mr Cummings said his actions were within the lockdown rules set out by the Government and that a 30 mile trip to Barnard Castle while he was in Durham was to test his eyesight.
Mr Hancock faced numerous questions from journalists about Mr Cummings and defended asking the public to self-isolate in the upcoming test and trace programme despite the aide's actions.