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Schools: Emergencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all schools are adequately prepared for emergency situations.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all schools are adequately prepared for emergency situations.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    All education, childcare and children’s social care settings should have emergency plans in place. They must also comply with legal responsibilities, including under health and safety law.The department publishes non-statutory guidance to support settings...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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