PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Educational Visits: Coronavirus (21 September 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to support the return of domestic overnight educational residential trips for schools during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)

The Department continues to work with representatives of the tour industry, devolved administrations, trade unions and other government departments on the issue of educational trips.

The guidance for full school opening enables schools to resume educational day visits, but continues to advise against overnight educational residential visits. This advice will remain under review and will be updated in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The guidance can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools.

Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
29 September 2020