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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) how many COVID-19 Secure Marshals they expect to be operating in England by 1 November, (2) how much they will cost, and (3) how they will be funded.

We are encouraging the introduction of COVID-Secure Marshals to help support our high streets and public spaces. We will be setting out further details in due course.

The Government has provided local authorities with £3.7 billion in?un-ringfenced?funding to support them in responding to the pandemic, as well as further funding for adult social care and to support local outbreak planning. We will continue to work closely with councils, and?any local authority concerned about its financial position should contact MHCLG.