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	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

1201933

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	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, when pubs, bars and restaurants reopen following covid-19 lockdown measures what (a) enforcement measures and (b) penalties will be in place if those venues fail to enforce social distancing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	57088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working at pace to develop safe ways for pubs, restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen at the earliest opportunity it is safe to do so, through our pubs and restaurants taskforce. As set out in the roadmap, it is our ambition to reopen pubs, cafes, bars and restaurants from 4 July at the earliest, subject to the scientific advice at the time. However, pubs, restaurants and cafes can continue to offer takeaway-enabled services as they have been during lockdown.</p><p> </p><p>Our guidance forms part of employers’ normal health and safety practice. Health and safety legislation is enforced by the Health and Safety Executive, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and by local authorities. Social distancing is a key part of our scientific advice. This will be considered by employers as part of their risk assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the enforcing authority finds that an employer is not taking action to properly manage workplace risk, a range of actions are is open to them, including specific advice or issuing enforcement notices.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/06/2020 14:17:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	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