Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the joint communiqué following the Franco-British summit, published on 10 March 2023, what progress the Government has made on facilitating school visits from France.

The Department is working closely with France to implement the range of important outcomes agreed at the Summit, including those on school group travel. As part of this, UK officials are working on implementing changes to the documentation requirements for school trips from France to the UK, including necessary legislative and operational changes. Further updates will be provided in due course.