Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria he plans to use to determine when schools will re-open to all pupils as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

We know that receiving face to face education is best for children’s and young people’s mental health and for their educational achievement. Our hope is that with the efforts we are all making to contain COVID-19, children and young people across England will be back in the classroom, spending time with their friends and teachers, and getting back into the rhythms of the school year again soon.

We are keeping plans for the return to school and college under continuous review and will ensure that children and young people return to face-to-face education as soon as it is possible.