Question follow-through · 122239
Pupils: Meningitis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether school children who have been in a classroom, dining hall, shared areas with someone who now has confirmed meningitis are being offered a)antibiotics b)vaccinations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Schools: Kent · 10 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether school children who have been in a classroom, dining hall, shared areas with someone who now has confirmed meningitis are being offered a)antibiotics b)vaccinations.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2026
Answer published
Children and young people, including those identified as contacts of cases, can and should continue to attend school or college as normal, including sitting exams and qualifications, unless directly advised otherwise by the local health protection team.Me...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Schools: Kent
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Kent’s Communities of Schools model complies with her Department's guidance.
Written question 30074
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026 to question 17814, whether her Department has (a) met with Kent County Council and (b) concluded whether their Communities of Schools model complies with her Department's guidance.