Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make it a requirement that all schools are fitted with sprinkler systems for fire safety; and if she will make a statement.

Alongside the rest of Government, we will take forward any findings from the public inquiry and ensure any recommendations for schools are implemented.

All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that sprinklers are installed in new school buildings if a risk assessment identifies them as necessary or if they are required under a local planning policy. There are no plans whatsoever to introduce any changes that would make fire safety laws for schools less strict.