Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What steps the Government is taking to protect public transport workers who are responsible for enforcing the wearing of face coverings.

Tabled: 29 June 2020Answered: 2 July 2020

Asked by

Tonia Antoniazzi

LabourGower

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend; he has been a dedicated campaigner on this issue for a very long time. As he knows, 14 years of mismanagement by the Conservative party left councils on their knees, with a total failure to improve and update how councils are funded. Through £69 billion of funding this year and the upcoming multi-year settlement—the first in over a decade—we will give councils far greater certainty and stability. Our detailed funding review will create a fairer system to make sure that his constituents see strong, affordable local services.