Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing HEPA filter air purifiers in schools and hospitals.

No specific assessment has been made. However, new guidance in relation to the application to ultraviolet air cleaners and HEPA filters in the National Health Service was published on 9 May 2023 by NHS England which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/application-of-hepa-filter-devices-for-air-cleaning-in-healthcare-spaces-guidance-and-standards/