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HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresAbsolutely. I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that case; I will take a note of Ellesmere Port Catholic High School. If he would like to join the MPs surgery later, we can go…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresAs I think I have explained before, there are different parts to the funding. Initially, the surveying work, the mitigations work and the temporary accommodation will all be…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresLast time I was at this Dispatch Box, 95% of all questionnaires had been responded to. Now it is 98.6%, so the publicity has really helped to drive people who had not already…19 Sept 2023HANSARDRAAC in Education SettingsThis update follows from my oral statement to the House on 4 September. On 6 September we published the list of 147 education settings known to be affected by RAAC. Thanks to the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresAs I said in my statement to the House on 4 September, this Government are supporting affected schools and colleges to minimise disruption to education. I thank headteachers,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresImmediately when we had more information we shared it with the devolved nations. We had been conducting surveys for over a year at that point but it was clear that that was not…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresI can assure the hon. Gentleman that we are doing a very professional job. There is no intention of propping schools up with metal poles; they will largely be horizontal props…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresNo.19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresAs someone who has been the Secretary of State since October and has secured record funding for our schools—going up to £60 billion a year next year, which is higher than it has…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresI am delighted that St Leonard’s now has a mix of face-to-face and remote learning—it has done a fantastic job to enable that, working with local partners. On school rebuilding,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDEducationWe have put a caseworker in place so that each school can work with that caseworker, as well as having access to the temporary accommodation and the company that can do the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDEducationWe have put a caseworker in place so that each school can work with that caseworker, as well as having access to the temporary accommodation and the company that can do the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsThis Government are committed to making sure that every child in this country gets a first-class education and every opportunity to make the most of their abilities. More than…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI will look at Leeds specifically, but we have awarded millions to Leeds. The biggest difference between our programme and any programme that was ever done by your Government when…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI thank my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right. That is what we are doing with any work. We are being ultra-cautious here. The decision I have made is ultra-cautious, and…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI am sorry. Unlike the hon. Gentleman’s Government when they were in power, we actually did a conditions survey. We have done two conditions surveys and we have done a full RAAC…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsThe hon. Lady raises a good point, because of course the responsible body, St Francis’, has done the right thing by doing its survey. That is what everybody was asked to do in…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI will make a bit of progress, and then I will come back to both hon. Members. As we became aware of the specific issues with RAAC, we supplemented the data collection with more…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI will definitely look at that case, because that sounds as though it took place before the decision I took and also before I stood up the caseworkers, proppers, cabinets and…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI will make a bit of progress, but I am not ignoring Members and I will take other interventions.06 Sept 2023