School Rebuilding Programme Funding Northumberland 2023-01-16
2023-01-16
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Q1
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Two schools in Northumberland are prioritised for the school rebuilding programme, including Ringway Primary School. Schools were nominated by local authorities and trusts based on building condition.
If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of school rebuilding programme funding allocated to schools in Northumberland.
Two schools in Northumberland are prioritised for the school rebuilding programme, including Ringway Primary School in the hon. Member's constituency. Schools were nominated by local authorities and trusts, and selected according to the condition of their buildings following a robust assessment process. This is in addition to the £5.8 million of school condition allocation funding for Northumberland County Council in this financial year.
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The questioner asked for an evaluation on the adequacy of current funding, but the answer only stated that two schools are prioritised and provided additional funding information without evaluating the adequacy.
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Q2
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The Department's own report reclassifies the risk of school buildings collapsing as critical and very urgent. Many schools in Blyth and Ashington are taught in substandard conditions despite efforts by headteachers.
Despite the Department's own report reclassifying the risk of school building collapses as critical, can he tell the House when adequate funding will be made available to bring all schools in my constituency up to scratch?
We have allocated £13 billion since 2015 to school buildings and maintenance. In May 2022, the Government announced the outcome of the condition improvement fund bids for 2022-23 providing £500 million for 1,400 projects at 1,100 schools and sixth forms. The CIF is for individual schools and groups of schools. In addition, £1.1 billion of school condition allocations was made to local authorities and large groups of academies.
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The questioner asked for a timeline but the answer provided general funding information without specifying when adequate funding will be available.
Response accuracy