Bus Services: Coronavirus

(asked on 21st April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce minimum safety standards for the bus industry to improve the protection of drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 5th May 2020

On 7 April the Government published Public Health England’s guidance regarding social distancing measures in the workplace. On 11 April, the Transport Secretary wrote to all bus operators asking them to follow this guidance and implement measures recommended in it if they had not already done so. We continue working closely with the transport sector on the measures that are being put in place to protect staff.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) are updating their advice currently.

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