Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a policy on the minimum temperature at which (a) nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary school classrooms can be safely used.

Schools and nurseries must follow the same health and safety laws for indoor temperatures as other workplaces.

During working hours, the temperature in all indoor workplaces must be reasonable.

Guidance on minimum temperatures is available from the Health and Safety Executive and available at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/employer/the-law.htm#:~:text=Minimum%20workplace%20temperature,work%20involves%20rigorous%20physical%20effort.

The Department issued guidance that includes suitable temperatures. This is accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-efficiency-guidance-for-the-school-and-fe-college-estate/energy-efficiency-guidance-for-the-school-and-further-education-college-estate.