Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to meet the National Education Union to discuss proposals on reopening schools.

The Department is currently working closely with the sector to determine the best way for schools to open for more pupils, in line with the five key tests set out by the Government. There continues to be extensive engagement with teaching unions, including the National Education Union (NEU), and other school stakeholder organisations at both an official and ministerial level, including a weekly meeting involving my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and NEU officials.