Written questions

Schools: Temperature

Lords · Question HL9583 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Aug 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Boycott

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of warm days on school pupil performance.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 28 Aug 2025

In June 2025, we published a summary of our initial assessment of the three climate risks (flooding, overheating, and water scarcity), in response to the adaptation committee’s independent assessment of UK climate risk. This was to raise awareness in the ...