Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure Royal Navy staff undertaking in-person training are protected from covid-19 (a) nationally and (b) at the Gosport shore base.
The Royal Navy takes the threat of COVID-19 very seriously and all training is fully risk-assessed and kept under continual review. The current Public Health England and Government Guidance is being followed at all establishments.
At HMS SULTAN in Gosport, appropriate procedures and management oversight are in place to ensure that all guidelines are being strictly followed to decrease the risk of infection to trainees and staff, their families and the local community. This includes measures to reduce overall footfall on the establishment to mitigate the anticipated post-Christmas and New Year virus peak.