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1216779

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date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the evidential basis for the Government's decision (a) to require passengers to wear face coverings on public transport and (b) not to extend that requirement to customers in shops.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that its highest priority in managing this national crisis is protecting the public and the National Health Service. On 15 June, the Government website published clear guidance on passengers wearing mandatory face coverings when travelling on public transport in England. The advice details the evidential basis for requiring passengers to wear face masks on transport, and broadly states that there is strong evidence suggesting that social distancing, hand hygiene and isolation measures offer the best protection from the spread of the disease.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From Friday 24 July, members of the public must wear a face covering when visiting a shop or supermarket. Guidance on this was published on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 12:04:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33010 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216795

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Sunday Trading: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the Usdaw survey, published on 18 June 2020, that 92 per cent of retail workers do not want the six-hour Sunday trading cap removed; and what plans he has to take that finding into account considering extension of Sunday trading hours.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to increase Sunday trading hours, although we will keep measures like this under review as we examine ways to support the economy and consumers to manage the impact of covid-19. The views of retail workers and their representatives are an important consideration whenever considering a policy change relevant to the sector. Shop employees (except those employed to work exclusively on Sundays) have the right to opt out of Sunday working.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/06/2020 14:12:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216903

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has any plans to assess the effect of differing levels of access to digital technology on pupils' access to education during the school closure period.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over 200,000 laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and disadvantaged children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops and tablets to children and young people who need devices. In May, the Department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Earlier this month, the Department started inviting academy trusts and local authorities to order their devices for disadvantaged year 10 pupils.</p><p>For those in rural areas or without a connection, schools will be able to draw on support from the BBC, which is broadcasting lessons on television via the red button, and may choose to draw on the many resources offers which have been made by publishers across the country. The Department’s remote education guidance includes examples of how schools can support pupils without internet access by, for example, providing physical work packs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 63226 question first answered 29/06/2020 15:37:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216904

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to address barriers to access to online education for disadvantaged primary school children.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over 200,000 laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and disadvantaged children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops and tablets to children and young people who need devices. In May, the Department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Earlier this month, the Department started inviting academy trusts and local authorities to order their devices for disadvantaged year 10 pupils.</p><p>For those in rural areas or without a connection, schools will be able to draw on support from the BBC, which is broadcasting lessons on television via the red button, and may choose to draw on the many resources offers which have been made by publishers across the country. The Department’s remote education guidance includes examples of how schools can support pupils without internet access by, for example, providing physical work packs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 63225 question first answered 29/06/2020 15:37:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216905

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Social Distancing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2020 to Question 57088 on Hospitality Industry: Social Distancing, what the (a) identity and (b) powers are of the relevant enforcing authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>As is the case now, individual business owners will be responsible for ensuring their customers adhere to social distancing guidelines wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the business, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities enforce health and safety in these workplaces and will monitor compliance including through inspections and following up on concerns raised by individuals with them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>They can take action against any business who isn’t complying with their legal health and safety obligations, including providing guidance and issuing enforcement notices to require them to take the necessary action or taking further action, including fines, if they continue to not comply.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/06/2020 10:40:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216906

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Social Distancing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 15 June 2020 to Question 57088 on Hospitality Industry: Social Distancing, what measures are planned to protect customers and employees; and how those measures will be enforced.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	63228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have now published (23 June) new guidance for pubs, restaurants, and bars. This supports my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23 June for their reopening from 4 July, provided they are COVID-secure. The guidance was developed following consultation with representatives from the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance sets out various measures for these businesses to consider including calculating the maximum number of customers they can provide services to in a socially distanced manner, reconfiguring seating areas, setting up handwashing facilities, providing clear communications about the rules indoors and outdoors, considering contactless payment methods, adjusting working practices to minimise staff and customer contact, and using outdoor spaces as much as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance is non-statutory but does not change existing obligations relating to health and safety, employment, or equalities. Employers have a duty under UK law to protect the health and safety of their workers and other people who might be affected by their business. This includes considering the risks that COVID-19 represents.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case now, individual business owners will be responsible for ensuring their customers adhere to social distancing guidelines wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the business, the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities enforce health and safety in these workplaces and will monitor compliance including through inspections and following up on concerns raised by individuals with them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>They can take action against any business who isn’t complying with their legal health and safety obligations, including providing guidance and issuing enforcement notices to require them to take the necessary action or taking further action, including fines, if they continue to not comply.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/06/2020 10:37:51 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts