Latest updates: education secretary questioned by MPs; hospital admissions in two parts of UK fall for first time since Christmas

Q: Wouldn’t it be better to focus on vaccinating teachers and support staff, instead of putting all this effort into testing?

Williamson says testing will continue to remain a really important part of supporting education. The vaccines will not cover under-18s until they have been trialled on that age group.

Q: Are you going to keep nurseries open?

Williamson says there is no intention to close them, and the government has not had advice saying they should close.

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