Written question asked by Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 22 April 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 May 2020. It was answered by Baroness Berridge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Pupils: Coronavirus
- Question
-
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pupils were offered a loan computer during the COVID-19 pandemic; and of those, how many took up that loan.
- Answer
-
Schools across the country are already lending school-owned devices to children who need them.
On 19 April, the Government announced further support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people who do not have access to a digital device. Laptops and tablets will be ordered for the most disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for exams (in year 10), receive support from a social worker, or are a care leaver.
Local authorities, trusts and other relevant organisations overseeing schools and social care have been sent information on how they can request a device.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL2990
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Computers Pupils Loans Coronavirus
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2020-05-06 16:33:44 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2019-21/HL2990
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2019-21/HL2990
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2019-21/HL2990