Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of public toilets were closed during the covid-19 lockdown.

Central Government does not hold monitoring data on the number of public toilets which were in operation during the COVID-19 lockdown as it is a local decision whether to keep these facilities open or closed.

While decisions to reopen public toilets are for councils - and others responsible for them - we strongly encourage them to open wherever possible.

We have published guidance to help them ensure facilities are safe where they are open including increasing cleaning of touch points: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spaces-covid-19.