Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) information he holds on and (b) assessment he has made of the effect on the risk of transmission of covid-19 for clinically vulnerable people of those people living in households with children attending school.

The shielding guidance on GOV.UK applies to clinically extremely vulnerable individuals only. Clinically vulnerable people should follow the general advice and regulations set out in the national lockdown guidance that came into effect on 5 January 2021.