PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Protective Clothing: Children (13 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence informed his Department's decision that children under the age of 11 do not need to wear a mask in an enclosed public space during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

The World Health Organization and UNICEF advise that children aged 12 years old and over should wear a face covering under the same conditions as adults, particularly when they cannot guarantee at least a one metre distance from others and there is widespread transmission in the area. Our guidance reflects this.

Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
26 January 2021