Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the University of Greenwich Research into Covid-19 workplace safety outcomes in the food and drink sector, published on 29 March.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recognises the importance of employee representation to help ensure effective control of workplace risk.

There is a legal requirement for employers to consult employees either directly or through appointed or elected representatives, on health and safety matters. HSE supports the contribution health and safety representatives and trade unions make to maintaining and improving health and safety in the workplace.