Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) estimate he has made of the number of and (b) assessment he has made of the reliability of National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the expiry date of those qualifications to support the reopening of swimming pools as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.