Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of public health education on (a) how to wear a mask and (b) observing social distancing during the covid-19 outbreak.

The Government is running a major proactive communications campaign on face coverings to alert the public where they are now required to wear a face covering, who is exempt from wearing one, and how to wear one correctly. We are also emphasising the need to maintain good hand hygiene and adhere to social distancing guidelines, through the ‘Hands, Face, Space’ campaign, as these measures are key in controlling the spread of the virus.

To support the social distancing guidance the Government have also launched a new communication campaign ‘Hands, Face, Space’ which have provided people with clear messaging on how they can protect themselves and their friends, family and work colleagues.