Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ministry of Defence and HM Treasury joint document entitled The Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, whether her Department is required to contribute to the funding set out under line 5 entitled Reduce departmental capital budgets by one per cent.

The department has contributed 1% of its capital budget in each year from 2026/27 to 2029/30 towards the funding package set out in the Defence Investment Plan Funding Explainer. This reduction has already been reflected in the department's capital settlement and the department will manage its contribution through standard business planning and prioritisation processes, while protecting core capital delivery.

This includes rebuilding over 750 schools through the School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) and £3.7 billion towards special educational needs provision in the School Rebuilding period. Further, our commitment to permanently removing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in schools and colleges remains unchanged. By 2029, every school and college in England that is not being fully or substantially rebuilt will be RAAC free, and every school needing to be rebuilt to remove RAAC through the SRP will be in delivery.