United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 126835
Schools: Coronavirus
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8 December 2020
Last action
16 December 2020 · Answer
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16 December 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what scientific advice his Department has received from SAGE on the comparative level of risk and benefit to children of being in school during the covid-19 outbreak.
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8 December 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what scientific advice his Department has received from SAGE on the comparative level of risk and benefit to children of being in school during the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
16 December 2020
Answer
The UK’s Chief Medical Officers have been clear that school attendance is very important for children and young people. Children and young people are at low risk from COVID-19, but being out of school causes significant long-term harm to learning, life ch...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-08/126835
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1259225
- uk · wq-1259225 · source updated 16 December 2020