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date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect teachers from covid-19 infection whilst they look after the children of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>School leaders, teachers and support staff are central to the country’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) and we thank them wholeheartedly for their support at this difficult time.</p><p>It is important to underline that schools remain safe places for children and staff. Fewer people making the journey to school and fewer people in educational settings will reduce the risks of spreading the virus.</p><p>The Government’s guidance on COVID-19 for educational settings is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19</a>.</p><p>Advice on implementing social distancing in education and childcare settings can be found here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-social-distancing-in-education-and-childcare-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-social-distancing-in-education-and-childcare-settings</a>.</p><p>Public Health England’s advice about how to help stop the spread of the virus and stay safe is available here:<br><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>The Government is strongly advising people, including education staff, with serious underlying health conditions which put them at very high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 to follow shielding measures in order to keep themselves safe. Staff in this position must not attend work. More advice on shielding can be found here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/04/2020 15:26:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187757

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) statutory sick pay has been paid out of the public purse to (a) self-employed and (b) employed people in financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay is paid by employers not from the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a rebate scheme reimbursing small-medium enterprises (less than 250 employees) for up to two weeks of SSP per employee due to COVID-19. The Government estimates that nearly 2 million employers will be eligible for this rebate. The Government will work with employers over the coming months to set up a repayment mechanism for employers as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2020 14:26:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187764

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will remain open during school holidays for the children of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Schools will remain closed until further notice, except for children of critical workers and vulnerable children. We will only re-open schools when the scientific advice indicates it is safe to do so, and will engage closely with the sector on our approach.</p><p>The Government encouraged schools to remain open in order to continue to look after critical workers’ children and vulnerable children throughout the Easter holidays and we are grateful to the many schools that did so.</p><p>No decision has been taken yet on arrangements for future school holidays.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/04/2020 15:17:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187844

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Security: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether workers that install electronic security systems are classified as key workers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Government has issued <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision%2Fguidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKate.Reyes%40beis.gov.uk%7C409afff3a1a441accee208d7e4820797%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637229119428140281&amp;sdata=kUWc1cSeclIE30zwF3n%2F%2FjyfzHWbugaYOYYceHoM%2FL4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a> on maintaining educational provision for the children of critical workers during the Covid-19 outbreak. The guidance does not use the term ‘key workers’.</p><p>Critical workers are defined as those whose work is critical to the Covid-19 response, based on consultation across Government. This could include workers that install electronic security systems, for example in hospitals. However, within the guidance on critical workers, there is no blanket inclusion for workers in that particular occupation, or in any other construction occupation.</p><p>Government policy remains that construction work should continue, provided that it is undertaken in a manner consistent with the PHE guidance.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/04/2020 15:29:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187874

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she is putting in place during the covid-19 outbreak to support students in part-time work who are unable to claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Students who do not ordinarily have entitlement to Universal Credit (UC) and who receive a maintenance loan or grant through the student finance system, will continue to be able to draw upon this financial support until the end of this academic year.</p><p>Those who do not receive student finance and who would ordinarily not have entitlement to UC, such as those undertaking a part-time course which would otherwise not be considered as compatible with the requirements for them to look for and be available for work, will have entitlement to UC. We have disapplied UC and both legacy and new style JSA work preparation, work search and availability requirements and related sanctions. This will initially be for a three-month period. After three months, consideration will be given as to whether a further extension is required.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 30815 37828 question first answered 23/04/2020 15:37:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 16495 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones