Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets to ensure that they are covid-19 secure environments.

The Secretary of State has covered Covid security issues in recent meetings with supermarket chief executives. This subject has also been a key focus of the regular forums that bring together officials and supermarket representatives. In all these meetings the supermarkets have emphasised their commitment to ensuring a Covid-secure environment for their customers and their staff. We will continue to work with them to support the steps they are taking to encourage customers to comply with Government rules and guidance.

The Secretary of State also wrote to those working in our food and drink supply chains recently, thanking them for the work they have done throughout the pandemic.