PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Lavatories: Coronavirus (12 June 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of public toilets were closed during the covid-19 lockdown.
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Central Government does not hold monitoring data on the number of public toilets which were in operation during the COVID-19 lockdown as it is a local decision whether to keep these facilities open or closed.
While decisions to reopen public toilets are for councils - and others responsible for them - we strongly encourage them to open wherever possible.
We have published guidance to help them ensure facilities are safe where they are open including increasing cleaning of touch points: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spaces-covid-19.
Answered by:
Sir Simon Clarke (Conservative)
17 June 2020
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