Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department and its agencies remove all internal covid-19 related policies, restrictions and mask mandates.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) continues to follow the Government’s Working Safely guidance, requiring organisations to carry out a risk assessment which includes the risk from COVID-19. DIT have retained our Personal Risk Assessment process to meet this criteria.

Following the easing of restrictions in England, guidance on social distancing and similar office measures have been removed. To note, DIT have never mandated facemasks in our office buildings.

DIT is committed to encouraging employees to return to the workplace while also supporting flexible working.