Coronavirus: Social Distancing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scientific basis is for the decision to close station waiting rooms rather than allow the partial use of the facilities with social distancing measures in place.

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1. 18 May 2020

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scientific basis is for the decision to close station waiting rooms rather than allow the partial use of the facilities with social distancing measures in place.

   Source: Commons

2. 3 June 2020

   Answer

   In the Government guidance to transport operators, there is no explicit ask for rail operators to close waiting rooms. However, it does ask for measures to be put in place to support social distancing e.g. by “rearranging, limiting or removing seating to ...

   Source: Written answer

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