PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance (22 October 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on the Government's School Rebuilding Programme.
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Answer
The School Rebuilding Programme was announced in 2020 with a commitment to deliver 500 rebuilding and refurbishment projects over the next decade. The department announced the first 100 projects this year at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme. The most advanced projects started construction in September 2021.
A consultation on the approach to prioritising schools for future places in the programme closed on 8 October 2021. We plan to publish the response and details of the future prioritisation process in early 2022.
Answered by:
Mr Robin Walker (Conservative)
29 October 2021
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