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These included:\nHow long will schools be closed for and what will the impact be on exams and grades?\nWhat financial support will be available for the self-employed?\nWhat financial support will be offered to people who are unable to pay their rent or bills due to self-isolation or loss of work?\nWhat support will be offered to the events, creative and hospitality industries now that pubs, clubs and cultural venues have been closed?\nWhat clear, practical steps can people take to make sure they are following Government guidance on social distancing, household isolation and self-isolation?\nWho is being tested and why, and will tests be made freely available to everyone?\nWhat is the Government doing to ensure that everyone is getting the right information?\nWatch the session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aPLXJcZEfi8\nRead the transcript: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/publications/written-evidence/\nBecause of the large number of petitions that we continue to receive on coronavirus we have sent more questions to the Government to answer.\nRead our letters to different Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/\nSome of the questions we’ve asked include:\nWhen will testing capacity will be increased; who will testing be available for and will it be free?\nWhat is being done to tackle the spread of disinformation?\nHow quickly will support for self-employed people be made available?\nWhat will happen to the school year? 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