Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the letter to the Secretary of State for Education, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Industry from 35 charities on 29 September which requested the extension of the scheme which provided digital devices and internet access for care leavers and vulnerable children during the COVID-19 pandemic; and if so, when.

I can confirm that a response to the letter from 35 charities, dated 29 September, requesting the extension of the scheme which provided digital devices and internet access for care leavers and vulnerable children during the COVID-19 outbreak, has been sent.