Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on business rate exemptions for nurseries during the covid-19 outbreak.

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and other ministers at the department, meet regularly with colleagues to discuss the department’s agenda.

Guidance on the support available to businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19.

Further information on business rates relief for nurseries and eligibility can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-your-nursery-is-eligible-for-business-rates-relief-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19 and;

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/877772/Nursery_discount_guidance_April_2020.pdf.