Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make any estimate of the number of non-medical face masks that would be required to be produced in the event that the Government makes the wearing of such face masks mandatory for the general public during the covid-19 outbreak.
The Government has recently published guidance on staying safe outside the home during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-safe-outside-your-home/staying-safe-outside-your-home.
The guidance recommends that people should aim to wear a face-covering in enclosed spaces where social distancing is not always possible and they come into contact with others that they do not normally meet.
Guidance on wearing and making a face covering is also available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering#wearing-a-face-covering