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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-28more like thismore than 2021-06-28
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Protective Clothing remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of using transparent face masks to facilitate lip reading to assist people with hearing difficulties. more like this
tabling member constituency Watford more like this
tabling member printed
Dean Russell more like this
uin 23377 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-13more like thismore than 2021-07-13
answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s transparent face mask working group produced a new technical specification which gives testing, design and performance requirements for single-use transparent face masks, with comparable protection to a Type IIR mask. This specification is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-specifications-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe/transparent-face-mask-technical-specification" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-specifications-for-personal-protective-equipment-ppe/transparent-face-mask-technical-specification</a></p><p>The Department is encouraging manufacturers to develop new, innovative products which meet the standard for transparent face masks and funding is available to run pilot schemes once they are available. Future procurement will be informed by this work.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-13T13:07:53.487Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-13T13:07:53.487Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dean Russell more like this