Question follow-through · 19102
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing a maximum safe temperature for schools.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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- Pre-school Education: Finance · 1 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing a maximum safe temperature for schools.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Sept 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. There are a number of practical considerations associated with i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pre-school Education: Finance
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered reviewing early years funding rates, including the impact on a) staff wages and b) staff recruitment and retention.