Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Defence Children's Services buildings will be closed because of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

There are no plans to close any Defence Children Services buildings other than the play-hall in Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, which is currently closed, due to the known incidence of RAAC failure.

Following initial reports in February 2023, risk mitigations were put in place and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation urgently assessed the building and commissioned a specialist survey which identified RAAC. On 20 April 2023, immediately on receipt of the survey results, the play-hall was taken out of use. A final decision on the future of the building has not yet been made.