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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

School Rebuilding Programme Funding: Northumberland

Monday 16 January 2023 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Two schools in Northumberland are prioritised for the school rebuilding programme.
  • Schools were nominated by local authorities and trusts, selected based on building condition.
  • 13 billion has been allocated since 2015 for school buildings and maintenance.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Ian Lavery Lab Blyth and Ashington
Education
Context

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.

Question

If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of school rebuilding programme funding allocated to schools in Northumberland.

Answer from Nick Gibb

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.

Partly answered

Not addressed: 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 Ian Lavery Lab Blyth and Ashington
Education
Context

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.

Question

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?

Answer from Nick Gibb

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.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The questioner asked for a timeline but the answer provided general funding information without specifying when adequate funding will be available.

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