Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has conducted an assessment into the impact on learning and mental health of mandatory mask policies in schools in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.

Education and health are devolved matters, and each nation of the UK has its own guidance to support education providers. Therefore, approaches to face coverings for providers may differ in Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. It will be for the Scottish and Welsh governments to respond regarding their assessment into the impact of face covering policies on the learning and mental health of pupils and students.