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date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled More support to keep pupils in the classroom published on 2 January 2022, whether this guidance remains in place for schools.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The temporary measures outlined in the press release dated 2 January 2022 are no longer in place. The measures outlined were temporarily introduced to support and protect the return to face to face education.</p><p>On 1 April 2022, the Government withdrew many pieces of specific COVID-19 pandemic guidance for schools and childcare services, as well as for other sectors. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a series of new public health guidance documents, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-sets-out-how-to-live-safely-with-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-sets-out-how-to-live-safely-with-covid-19</a>.</p><p>Given the low risk to children and young people, high levels of vaccination among the UK population, and a dominant variant that continues to be milder than in the past, there is no longer a need for specific COVID-19 pandemic guidance in school. Schools should follow the public health guidance set out by UKHSA on managing COVID-19 in line with other infectious diseases. This is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-sets-out-how-to-live-safely-with-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-sets-out-how-to-live-safely-with-covid-19</a>.</p><p>All schools should have infection prevention and control measures in place that will help to manage the spread of infection. These include ventilation, cleaning, and supporting routine immunisations for those eligible.</p><p>The Department published Emergency Planning and Response guidance for schools, which sets out how schools should plan for and deal with emergencies, including the possibility of future significant public health incidents. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-planning-and-response-for-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-planning-and-response-for-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care-settings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/06/2023 16:30:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1312308

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Referendums: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential for a Welsh independence referendum; and what steps he has taken to promote the Union.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Welsh Government on a Welsh independence referendum.</p><p> </p><p>The value to Wales of being part of a strong United Kingdom has been clearly demonstrated by the UK Government’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have safeguarded Welsh jobs through employment support schemes like the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and reduced transmission of Covid-19 through the successful rollout of the vaccine programme.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected Welsh jobs and businesses by ensuring trade continues to flow freely throughout the United Kingdom by virtue of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, and our programme of City and Growth Deals together with our local growth funds are helping to level up communities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government is progressing our ambitious plans to establish Freeports across the UK and, under the Union Connectivity Review, boost transport links between the nations of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 29/04/2021 08:47:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1001909

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of recent reductions to funding for concessionary bus passes on adults with (a) learning difficulties and (b) autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities for concessionary travel is not provided in isolation, but as part of their Local Government Finance Settlement. This Formula Grant funding is not ring-fenced, which enables authorities to make spending decisions that more closely match local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the statutory concession on medical grounds is assessed by local authorities on a case by case basis, using the seven criteria set down in legislation and supported by the Department’s published guidance.</p><p>Local authorities also have the powers to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum, for instance by extending the concession to residents who may not qualify under the statutory criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 14:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire