Question follow-through · 13891
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children in schools during periods of extreme heat.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children in schools during periods of extreme heat.
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
The government’s position is that schools should remain open wherever it is safe, allowing as many pupils as possible to attend rather than applying a fixed maximum temperature for closure.Responsible bodies must make decisions based on the suitability of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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