The Government has denied reports that a Plan C is being developed to tackle the spread of Covid-19 this winter.
The Department for Health and Social Care said in a statement to the Mirror that the only focus is on plan B, which would see contingency measures introduced to help alleviate the burden on the NHS.
It comes after chief scientific adviser Professor Lucy Chappell told the Science and Technology parliamentary committee that a Plan C "had been proposed" on Tuesday.
Plan C would reportedly see measures introduced during stricter lockdowns, such as a ban on different households mixing.
Speaking on Tuesday during the session, Prof Chappell said: "[Plan C] has been proposed - the name has been mentioned.
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"It is not being extensively worked up - people have used the phrase."
Chappell previously responded to a question on the subject by saying "plans A, B and whatever the plan C look like" were not mutually exclusive - before adding the focus was on Plan B.
When questioned further over whether measures beyond plan B were being drafted, Prof Chappell shook her head, while Dr Thomas Waite, the interim deputy chief medical officer at the DHSC, said he had not been consulted on any plan C.
The Government denied suggestions a Plan C was being developed, with a spokesperson telling the Mirror: "As we have repeatedly made clear, there is no Plan C."
With the UK suffering its highest daily death toll since March on Tuesday, with 236 cases recorded, the Government is facing ongoing pressure to introduce its so-called Plan B.
The plan sets out a series of contingency measures to help stem the number of Covid cases, which on Tuesday hit 40,954.
Measures would include indoor face mask wearing as well as working from home and police being able to issue fines.
Britain's death toll for the whole pandemic continues to edge towards the landmark total of 140,000.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said he wants to stick Plan A, and doesn't want to "see another lockdown", with Plan B potentially costing the economy up to £18bn if it lasted till March 2022.
Plan A involves no additional restrictions introduced over the winter months, meaning there is no limit to how many people you can meet, and pubs and restaurants won't be closed.
A government spokesperson told the Mirror: “As we have repeatedly made clear, there is no Plan C.
“We knew the coming months would be challenging which is why we set out our Plan A and Plan B for Autumn and Winter last month.
“We are monitoring all the data closely and the Government remains committed to taking further action if necessary to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed.”
