School Building Closures Debate

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Department: Department for Education

School Building Closures

Sarah Jones Excerpts
Tuesday 19th September 2023

(7 months, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gillian Keegan Portrait Gillian Keegan
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I join my hon. Friend in praising the team at Canon Slade School, who have all pupils in face-to-face education. The vast majority of schools identified as having RAAC have all pupils in face-to-face learning, and that is down to the dedication of our school leaders. All schools have an asbestos plan, but if there is asbestos that needs to be moved as part of the mitigation works, it will be safely removed.

Sarah Jones Portrait Sarah Jones (Croydon Central) (Lab)
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How many publicity videos for party political purposes did the Secretary of State make for Conservative MPs on the day that she found out about the RAAC issue?

Gillian Keegan Portrait Gillian Keegan
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I do not recall making any particularly party political broadcasts. On the day when we made the announcements, I did the evening round and the pooled clip and recording, and the Minister for Schools, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb), then did the morning round. That was the focus of our attention in terms of publicity.