Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of exempting children from the covid-19 restrictions announced on 9 September 2020.
We have set out a clear and consistent limit of six people of any age in all settings. This makes things easier to understand for the public and easier to enforce by the police and public health officials.
Health is a devolved matter, and each administration has the discretion to manage the risks as they see fit.