Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clear face masks have been sent to NHS and social care workers in each NHS region since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

Last year, the Department procured 250,000 transparent facemasks, which are currently being piloted within the health and social care systems. Initial distributions commenced mid-August with equal allocations across the health and social care sectors, as well as allocations to the devolved administrations and the National Supply Disruption Response.

The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement will continue to work closely with suppliers on future orders based on demand.