As I announced to the House on 18 March, in light of the unprecedented public health emergency the Government has taken the difficult dec

I absolutely assure my hon. Friend that that will be the case. That is why we are bringing forward the Bill.

A key element will be the local education authority, with regional schools commissioners working together to promote those clusters.

The hon. Gentleman highlighted the large proportion of those working in the NHS who have children of school age.

Yes, they will be.

In the initial instance, we hope that provision can be provided in the school that the child attends, but we recognise that, with the spr

We realise that while we cannot ask schools and education settings to provide a normal school curriculum, it is important to provide acti

This is why we have made clear the continued funding that we would be paying to nurseries, but also why the Chancellor has touched on the

It does apply across the board.

I will certainly take up the hon.