Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education Settings Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education Settings

Kevin Foster Excerpts
Monday 4th September 2023

(8 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gillian Keegan Portrait Gillian Keegan
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The Church of England is the responsible body for some of the schools as well. The schools affected were built between 1950 and the mid-90s—it is only schools built during that period—and we will work with all the responsible bodies.

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)
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If an expert in concrete advises that a building might collapse, it is an obvious call to say that children should not be taught in it, so the Secretary of State was absolutely right to make the decision she made last week. When it comes to ensuring timely and accurate information for local authorities and local representatives, how does she propose to make sure that local councils and local diocesan boards of education are kept fully updated, particularly as the results of surveys come forward?