PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Houses and Restaurants: Coronavirus (25 June 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner on pubs and restaurants being required to collect the names and addresses of customers after they reopen on 4 July 2020 as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

The Department for Health and Social Care is responsible for the NHS Test and Trace programme. Following the announcement that some businesses will be asked to keep a temporary record of their customers and visitors, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy hosted a meeting with representatives of the hospitality and hairdressing sector on 26 June. The Information Commissioner was involved in the discussions.

Answered by:
Paul Scully (Conservative)
30 June 2020