On 15th May 2020, Rehman submitted the following written question to the Department for Education:
"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safety (a) guidance and (b) support will be issued to schools that will be reopening on 1 June 2020 during the covid-19 outbreak."
Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards, has provided the following response:
"The Department’s latest guidance for schools to support their widening opening from 1 June 2020 is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings.
In all education, childcare and social care settings, a range of approaches and actions should be employed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Schools should follow the hierarchy of controls that, when implemented, creates an inherently safer system, where the risk of transmission of infection is substantially reduced. These include:
- minimising contact with individuals who are unwell or who have coronavirus symptoms;
- frequently cleaning hands;
- ensuring good respiratory hygiene by promoting the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach;
- regular cleaning of settings; and
- minimising contact and mixing.
Particular advice on implementing protective measures is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-protective-measures-in-education-and-childcare-settings."
For the latest advice on Covid-19, please visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
All of Rehman's written questions submitted in this parliamentary session can be read here: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2Clords&member=3987
