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Coronavirus: Religious Buildings

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN HL8634, tabled on 30 September 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the evidence base for regulations permitting six people to sing in public houses but banning six people from singing in churches and other places of worship.

Answered on

20 October 2020

The regulations place specific obligations on business premises to stop customers from singing on the premises in groups of more than six. Singing in general within hospitality premises is advised against in guidance due to the increased risk of transmission. This is in line with the guidance on churches.