School Buildings: Risk of Collapsing - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:57 pm on 7 February 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Barran Baroness Barran The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 2:57, 7 February 2023

The right reverend Prelate raises a very important issue, on which we wrote proactively to all schools last year. I followed that up in the autumn with a letter asking them to tell us whether they believed they had RAAC in their school buildings. That questionnaire closes at the end of this month, and I would be very grateful if any noble Lords who have influence over these thingsencouraged the responsible bodies. Over two-thirds have responded, and it is really important we get that last third. When we get that information, we will send out technical advisers to support the schools. I invite the right reverend Prelate to write to me directly; we are really keen to work with the schools in his diocese.