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HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI will have to write to my hon. Friend about that particular school, because I do not have the list of all the school rebuilding, but the intention is that for schools that have…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsOkay. I will check that out on the hon. Gentleman’s behalf, but if the schools are going to be surveyed, it could be that the council does not know about it.04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI made the point to a journalist earlier— an off-the-cuff remark after the interview had finished—but I was responding to the fact that, in effect, the journalist had interviewed…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsThere should not be conflicting information. The “Dear colleague” letter will be right, because that school will have an assigned caseworker. That is a school that the hon.…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. To put the scale into context, there are 22,500 schools in the country and 156 have been confirmed with RAAC. Of those that are suspected,…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI think the hon. Gentleman knows that education is devolved in Wales.04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI think the Welsh Government will be providing the response to RAAC in Wales and also the funding for it.04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI do not agree with the last couple of comments, but if the school has already been confirmed for the school rebuilding programme, that will continue.04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsIt is the responsible body, not the schools, that is responding to the questionnaires. As the hon. Lady says, the schoolteachers are there to teach the children, but the…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI cannot promise my right hon. Friend that that information will be contained in what is published this week—which is more likely to be about the schools and the mitigations that…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsThe responsible bodies are typically the local authority or the multi-academy trust, but it is fair to say that we have recently changed our approach to become more directly…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsYes, I can confirm that those that have been identified as having RAAC—there are two types: critical and non-critical condition—will have had action. We changed the action for the…04 Sept 2023HANSARDSchools UpdateI have been working closely with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities on guidance for schools and colleges when a child is questioning their gender. We have…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationThere is nothing that would make me give such drastic advice. The truth about the apprenticeship levy is that 99.6% of it will be spent this year. We can look in the rear view…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationThere is nothing that would make me give such drastic advice. The truth about the apprenticeship budget is that 99.6% of it was spent in the 2021-22 financial year . We can look…20 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure my hon. Friend that I am more than capable of defining what a woman is. It is true that some schools are asking for guidance in this area, so we intend to bring…17 Jul 2023HANSARDRecruitment and RetentionI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. This is something we have already announced: we will invest £2.6 billion in building more special schools. We are getting another one…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSkills and Apprenticeships: FundingThere is nothing that would make me give such drastic advice. The truth about the apprenticeship levy is that 99.6% of it will be spent this year. We can look in the rear view…17 Jul 2023HANSARDRecruitment and RetentionWe are going even further than the basics, because we will be funding education higher than we have ever funded it in our history. It will be £60 billion next year. But I do take…17 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformI agree with my hon. Friend and I am proud of our university sector. It is much admired all over the world, but we must ensure that specific courses in all institutions offer the…17 Jul 2023