Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason face masks are not required in all indoor spaces.

Face coverings are not required in hospitality venues as it is not practical to remove them whilst eating or drinking. Face coverings are not required in nightclubs and other night-time dance venues as it is not recommended to wear them while exercising or during strenuous physical activity, which includes dancing. For the same reason, people are not required to wear face coverings in an indoor premises or part of a premises, that is being used wholly or mainly by people who are either eating, drinking or exercising.