Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) warehouse and (b) delivery staff are classified as key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

The Government considers warehouse and delivery staff alongside other staff involved in the provision of key goods to be key workers during the pandemic. These workers all play a critical role in the tackling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Further guidance on key workers can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision