Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education Settings - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 9:27 pm on 4 September 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Barran Baroness Barran The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 9:27, 4 September 2023

We have made significant investments in our schools—£15 billion since 2015, and £19 billion in this spending review period. I mentioned that we have added 1 million school places since 2010. We have rebuilt over 500 schools, we have committed to another 400 and we have another 100 in the pipeline. The noble Lord will have heard my right honourable friend the Minister for School Standards saying that we always ask for as much money as we can get from the Treasury. I say again that where there are urgent needs we always deal with them, but we have difficult prioritisation choices to make.