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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2020
	date	13/10/2020
	date tabled	13/10/2020
	ddp created	13/10/2020 21:51:07
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	13/10/2020 22:08:47 10/11/2020 13:07:09
	hansard heading	Schools: Drinking Water
	house id	1
	identifier	102890
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	10/11/2020 13:06:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure all school pupils continue to have easy access to drinking water throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 102890
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102890
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 2 July we published guidance to help schools prepare for all pupils, in all year groups, to return to school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term. The guidance can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools.</a></p><p>The guidance sets out the system of controls, which provides a framework for school leaders to put in place proportionate protective measures for children and staff.</p><p>As part of the system of controls, pupils and staff must clean their hands thoroughly more often than usual. Schools should consider whether they have enough hand washing or hand sanitiser ‘stations’ available so that all pupils and staff can clean their hands regularly. Skin friendly cleaning wipes can be used as an alternative. Schools must also introduce enhanced cleaning, including regular cleaning of toilets. Schools can consider allocating different groups their own toilet blocks to help pupils to maintain the appropriate distance but this is not a requirement if the site does not allow for it.</p><p>Following a risk assessment, some schools may determine that small adaptations to their site are required, such as additional wash basins. This will be at the discretion of individual schools, based on their particular circumstances. We do not consider it necessary for schools to make significant adaptations to their site to enable them to welcome all children back to school.</p><p>Drinking water must be provided free of charge at all times to registered pupils on school premises. It is for schools to consider the most appropriate way to do this, within their wider system of controls. It is still recommended that pupils limit the amount of equipment they bring into school each day to essentials, but this can include water bottles.</p> question first answered 10/11/2020 13:06:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	creator	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1145397

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/09/2019
	date	09/09/2019
	date tabled	09/09/2019
	ddp created	09/09/2019 16:10:48
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	09/09/2019 16:15:13 09/09/2019 17:26:13
	hansard heading	Schools: Drinking Water
	house id	1
	identifier	912326
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 16:54:19
	question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of free drinking water in schools.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 912326
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	912326
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Legislation already states pupils must have access at all times to free, fresh drinking water. Schools are best placed to decide how to offer this. If water is not available parents should raise this through the school’s complaints policy. No teacher should be refusing a child water. If the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West is aware of any situation where this is taking place I would encourage her to write to the department.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 16:54:19 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson