(2) if he will make it his policy to support partnerships between local authorities and ambulance services to provide first aid training for school pupils; and if he will make a statement;
(3) which schools in Essex provide first aid training for their pupils through a partnership between the local authority and Essex Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement.
My Department does not collect information on the number of schools providing first aid training for pupils, whether in partnership with local ambulance services or not, nor on which local authorities have arrangements with local ambulance services for such training. It is for schools to determine if and how they teach children about the principles and practice of first aid, and my Department has provided guidance to schools on this. We welcome co-operation between schools and partners such as local ambulance services, but do not prescribe with whom schools should work to deliver education on specific issues; that is for schools to decide for themselves.