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star this property date less than 2022-10-31more like thismore than 2022-10-31
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pupils: Travel more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will provide additional support to students from low-income families to help pay for journeys to and from their (a) school and (b) other place of education in the 2022-23 academic year, in the context of the rise in inflation. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
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Aaron Bell more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-11-08more like thismore than 2022-11-08
unstar this property answer text <p>The Department’s home-to-school transport policy aims to ensure that no child is unable to access education because of a lack of transport. Local authorities must provide free home-to-school transport for children of compulsory school age who attend their nearest school and cannot walk there due to distance, route safety, or as a result of special educational needs, disability or mobility problems. There are additional rights to free transport for low-income families aimed at helping them exercise school choice. These are known as extended rights. Guidance for local authorities on home-to-school transport is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities must also publish a transport policy statement each year that sets out the travel arrangements they consider it necessary to make to support young people of sixth form age to attend post-16 education or training. It is for local authorities to decide on the exact level of post-16 transport support in their area, based on local circumstances and priorities. Some young people may be eligible for support from the 16-19 Bursary Fund. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Most central government funding for home to school transport is provided through the Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) administered by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities. The LGFS made £54.1 billion available to local authorities in the financial year 2022/23, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22. This is the largest cash-terms increase in grant funding provided through the settlement in the past 10 years. The Department also provides grant funding to local authorities as a contribution towards the cost of extended rights transport. This amount is £43.3 million in the 2022/23 financial year.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2022-11-08T14:28:26.343Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-08T14:28:26.343Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Aaron Bell more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-11-18more like thismore than 2022-11-18
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Carers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help support kinship carers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
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Aaron Bell more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-11-28more like thismore than 2022-11-28
unstar this property answer text <p>The department is supporting the Kinship charity to deliver up to 100 peer-to-peer support groups across England to support kinship carers.</p><p>The recently published Independent Review of Children’s Social Care set out recommendations on how the government can support kinship families. The department is now considering these recommendations. We are working up a comprehensive response to the recommendations in the Review, which will set out how the department intends to support kinship families.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
star this property answering member printed Claire Coutinho more like this
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less than 2022-11-28T12:48:27.257Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-28T12:48:27.257Z
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star this property label Biography information for Claire Coutinho more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Aaron Bell more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-05-13more like thismore than 2020-05-13
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Nurseries: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons maintained nursery schools are not eligible to claim (a) free school meal vouchers and (b) funding for exceptional costs associated with the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-18more like thismore than 2020-05-18
unstar this property answer text <p>The government recognises that maintained nursery schools are an important part of the early years sector and provide valuable services, especially in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>We are committed to funding for maintained nursery schools in the longer term. Last October, we announced that maintained nursery schools would continue to receive supplementary funding for the whole of the financial year 2020-21 and this is unchanged by the COVID-19 outbreak, along with their funding for the usual early education entitlements through the dedicated schools grant. At the moment, our resources are focused on tackling the unprecedented challenges created by COVID-19. But resolving the long-term funding of maintained nursery schools is high on our list of priorities and we will return to it as soon as we are able. Any reform to the way maintained nursery schools are funded in the future will be accompanied by appropriate funding protections.</p><p>Unlike most state-funded schools, maintained nursery schools typically rely on private income for a significant proportion of their total income. Therefore, we have ensured that access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is also available to maintained nursery schools, in line with the published guidance.</p><p>Maintained nursery schools can access the free school meal vouchers via Edenred.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
star this property answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 46760 more like this
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less than 2020-05-18T16:50:21.837Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-18T16:50:21.837Z
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star this property label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-06-01more like thismore than 2020-06-01
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the higher mortality risk from covid-19 among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, what guidance he is giving to schools on protecting staff and children from a BAME background and their families from covid-19; and what support he is giving to schools to enable them to implement that guidance. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-15more like thismore than 2020-06-15
unstar this property answer text <p>We are aware that there is emerging evidence that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals can be more severely affected than the general population by COVID-19. On 2 June, Public Health England published their review into <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes" target="_blank">disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19</a>, which included ethnicity. There is still much work to do to understand the key drivers of disparities, the relationships between the different risk factors and what we can do to reduce the impact. The Government is considering how the review and ongoing work on this issue should inform our approach. Schools should be especially sensitive to the needs and worries of BAME members of staff, BAME parents and BAME pupils, and consider if any additional measures or reasonable adjustments may need to be put in place to mitigate concerns.</p><p>We have provided detailed guidance on implementing protective measure in schools on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings</a>.</p><p>This includes advice on approaches and actions schools should implement to create an inherently safer system, where the risk of transmission of infection is substantially reduced.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-06-15T13:46:31.987Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-15T13:46:31.987Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-06-01more like thismore than 2020-06-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Social Distancing more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what additional funding he is making available to schools to cover the costs of adapting premises to meet social distancing requirements. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-15more like thismore than 2020-06-15
unstar this property answer text <p>We have made over £200 million in Devolved Formula Capital allocations available to schools for the financial year 2020-21. Schools can invest this in capital projects to meet their own priorities. There is, however, no expectation that schools carry out building works to adapt their premises to support social distancing.</p><p>We have published guidance on the additional funding we are providing to schools to cover unavoidable revenue costs incurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met from their existing resources. The fund is targeted towards the costs we have identified as the biggest barrier to schools operating as they need to at this challenging time.</p><p>The cost categories covered by the fund are clearly set out in the guidance – increased premises related costs of opening over school holidays; support for free school meals for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs relating to cases or suspected cases of COVID-19, above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements. Details are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-schools/school-funding-exceptional-costs-associated-with-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-period-march-to-july-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-schools/school-funding-exceptional-costs-associated-with-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-period-march-to-july-2020</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-06-15T14:04:30.793Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-15T14:04:30.793Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-06-01more like thismore than 2020-06-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Assessments: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what adjustments will be made to exams taken in 2021 to account for lost contact time between staff and pupils as a result of the covid-19 lockdown. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
star this property uin 52593 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
unstar this property answer text <p>We recognise that students who are studying GCSE, A level or equivalent courses, and are due to take exams and assessments in 2021, will have experienced disruption to their education. We are working with Ofqual and the awarding organisations to develop our approach to next year’s exams and assessments in light of this.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-06-09T16:55:22.96Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T16:55:22.96Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
1198847
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star this property date less than 2020-06-01more like thismore than 2020-06-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure that vulnerable children have access and contact with social workers during the covid-19 restrictions and (b) support teachers working in school who are the only point of contact outside the home for vulnerable children to maintain that contact. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
unstar this property answer text <p>Our latest guidance on supporting vulnerable children is available here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people</a><em>.</em></p><p>We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of vulnerable children and young people, particularly during the current period. This is why education settings remained open for these children and local authorities are maintaining contact with them.</p><p>Children’s social care guidance states that we expect local authorities and social workers to make judgements about visiting vulnerable children. Within the statutory framework, they should prioritise children’s welfare as paramount, balancing the risks to children, the risks to families and risks to the workforce. There are many ways to keep in touch with a child, young person or family without physical face-to-face contact and it is expected that these will be utilised appropriately and proportionately in response to the risk assessment undertaken for the child on a case by case basis. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-childrens-social-care-services/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-local-authorities-on-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-childrens-social-care-services/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-local-authorities-on-childrens-social-care</a>.</p><p>To ensure children and young people can maintain contact with a social worker, we are providing laptops and tablets to children with a social worker who do not have access to a device otherwise, either privately or through school. We are also providing 4G wireless routers to children with a social worker at secondary school in order to support them to maintain contact with their social worker and/or access remote education at home.</p><p>The department’s safeguarding guidance sets out that a school’s child protection policy should be updated to reflect the arrangements in place to keep children not physically attending safe, especially online, and how concerns about these children should be progressed. In addition, the advice sets out that the Designated Safeguarding Lead (or deputy) should provide support to teachers and pastoral staff to ensure that contact is maintained with children (and their families) who are not yet returning to school. The guidance is available here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers</a>.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
star this property answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
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less than 2020-06-09T14:34:47.08Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T14:34:47.08Z
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star this property label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-06-02more like thismore than 2020-06-02
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Free School Meals: Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support the families of pupils on free school meals during the school summer holidays in 2020 in Erith and Thamesmead constituency. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-25more like thismore than 2020-06-25
unstar this property answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 23 June 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54195/" target="_blank">54195</a>.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
star this property answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
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51893 more like this
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less than 2020-06-25T09:47:55.627Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-25T09:47:55.627Z
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star this property label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-07-15more like thismore than 2020-07-15
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Discrimination more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to schools (a) recommending that the six thinking hats technique is not used in schools and (b) noting the potential effect of identifying a black hat on unconscious negative bias relating to the use of the word black. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-20more like thismore than 2020-07-20
unstar this property answer text <p>All state-funded schools in England have a duty to teach a broad and balanced curriculum that prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of later life. Under the Equality Act 2010, schools must also not discriminate against a pupil in a number of respects because of a characteristic protected by the Act.</p><p>The Department trusts teachers to choose curriculum resources that are appropriate for their pupils and to ensure that how they deliver the curriculum does not discriminate. The Department has already published guidance to help schools fulfil their duties under the Act, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools</a>. This includes advice on the Public Sector Equality Duty, which requires public bodies, including state-funded schools, to have due regard to the need to: foster good relations across all protected characteristics; advance equality of opportunity for people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it; and eliminate discrimination and other conduct prohibited by the Act. Additionally, the Independent Schools Standards requires independent schools to encourage respect for others, paying particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the Act.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-07-20T17:00:49.12Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-20T17:00:49.12Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-16more like thismore than 2020-09-16
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has published for schools on (a) parents, (b) pupils and (c) teachers with covid-19 symptoms who are unable to access a covid-19 test. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
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Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-09-22more like thismore than 2020-09-22
unstar this property answer text <p>All schools and further education colleges have been sent an initial supply of home testing kits that they can give directly to parents or carers collecting a child who has developed symptoms at school, or staff who have developed symptoms at school. These are for use where an individual is symptomatic and has significant barriers to accessing a test elsewhere, and where providing a test will therefore significantly increase the likelihood of them getting tested.</p><p>Guidance for schools and colleges has been published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-home-test-kits-for-schools-and-fe-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-home-test-kits-for-schools-and-fe-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-home-test-kits-for-schools-and-fe-providers/coronavirus-covid-19-home-test-kits-for-schools-and-fe-providers</a>.</p><p>When a child, young person or staff member develops one or more of the symptoms of COVID-19 they should be sent home and advised that they must self-isolate in line with the Department’s guidance and encouraged to arrange a test. All staff and students attending an education or childcare setting have access to a test if they display symptoms of COVID-19 and are encouraged to get tested.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-09-22T13:21:13.563Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-22T13:21:13.563Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this