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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 137341

Protective Clothing: Children

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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13 January 2021

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26 January 2021 · Answer

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26 January 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence informed his Department's decision that children under the age of 11 do not need to wear a mask in an enclosed public space during the covid-19 outbreak.

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  1. 13 January 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence informed his Department's decision that children under the age of 11 do not need to wear a mask in an enclosed public space during the covid-19 outbreak.

    Source: Commons

  2. 26 January 2021

    Answer

    The World Health Organization and UNICEF advise that children aged 12 years old and over should wear a face covering under the same conditions as adults, particularly when they cannot guarantee at least a one metre distance from others and there is widesp...

    Source: Written answer

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