Oral Answers to Questions

Clive Lewis Excerpts

Monday 18th May 2020 Commons Chamber

[Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate) (Lab)]

What recent steps he has taken to protect (a) public transport drivers and (b) other public transport workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

[Clive Lewis (Norwich South) (Lab)]

What recent steps the Government have taken to help prevent key workers who (a) work on and (b) use the rail network contracting covid-19.

[Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)]

What recent steps he has taken to protect (a) public transport drivers and (b) other public transport workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

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[Andrew Stephenson]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The safety of public transport workers is of course paramount for the Government, and we have been working with operators to ensure that additional measures are put in place. These include risk assessments, looking at who should be at work, social distancing and face coverings, workforce planning, queue and passenger flow management, and the way that emergency incidents are dealt with, in addition to cleaning ventilation, communications and other forms of training.

[Clive Lewis [V]]

[Inaudible.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I am afraid we cannot hear Clive Lewis.