This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started your petition the House of Commons has returned, and rules allowing all Members to participate in proceedings virtually have fallen. The House of Commons has agreed that Members who are unable to attend Westminster for medical or public health reasons related to the pandemic can attend proceedings virtually.

Arrangements for the House of Lords is a matter for that House, and not the Government or House of Commons, and decisions about attendance is a matter for individual Members and Peers.

You might be interested to know that the Government has said that it strongly encourages children and young people in the eligible year groups and priority groups to attend, as requested by their school or college, unless they are self-isolating or there are other reasons for absence. However, the Government has also said that parents will not be fined for non-attendance at this time.

If you want the Government to delay opening schools, you might like to sign some of the following petitions:

Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316404

Halt the reopening of schools until the NEU's 5 tests are met: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321101

Delay the reopening of schools to September: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318206

Reopen schools in August with shorter summer holidays for a transition period: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320459

Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319292

Delay opening of schools until Test Track and Trace for Covid 19 is working: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320891

Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308013