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Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school (a) sports and (b) recreational pitches have been used for temporary classrooms due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in main school buildings.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Remote Education
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school children are learning online due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their schools in each region.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the highest number of lost learning days was in the schools in which the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was deemed to be critical.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of schools that will require temporary classrooms due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC); how many schools that require temporary classrooms due to the presence of RAAC have already received them; and what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of schools that require temporary classrooms due to the presence of RAAC will have received them by 20 November 2023.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of responsible bodies that have completed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) surveys have responded that they do not know whether RAAC is present within school buildings for which they are responsible.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timetable is for completing the necessary rebuilding work for schools that require steel props or timber ceilings as a result of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the (a) capital support, (b) revenue support and (c) support for (i) portacabins and (ii) other temporary accommodation provided by her Department for each school affected by RAAC .

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a list of the (a) number of portacabins currently (i) on-site and (ii) in-use and (b) dates on which each portacabin will be removed for every school affected by RAAC; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Nick Gibb

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
Thursday 19th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to question HL7130 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, if she will publish a table of the dates on which Teacher Pension Scheme contribution rates for employers involved in the provision of private education have changed since 2003 including what the new rate was after each change.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The information is readily available at: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/local-government-pensions/teachers-pension-scheme/historic-2.


Written Question
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
Thursday 19th October 2023

Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to question HL7130 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, if she will publish a table of the number of employers involved in the provision of private education which have (a) partially and (b) wholly withdrawn from the Teachers' Pension Scheme in each year since 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The attached table lists the number of employers involved in the provision of private education which have (a) partially and (b) wholly withdrawn from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in each year since 2010.