I support the motion, which stands in the names of my hon. Friend Bridget Phillipson and the Leader of the Opposition. It is interesting to follow Shaun Bailey. May I just correct him by saying that PFI was started by the Conservative Major Government?

As pupils, parents and teachers were preparing for a new school term last week and this week, they were met with horrifying news that threw into question whether their schools were safe to go into. Headteachers were left scrambling around over the weekend to arrange new sites and portacabins, or, worse, telling parents that their children were not to come into school this week.