Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education Settings - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 9:27 pm ar 4 Medi 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Barran Baroness Barran The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 9:27, 4 Medi 2023

The guidance that we have produced started in 2018, just to be clear. Once we were aware of the primary school that I referred to in the Statement that had collapsed, we introduced guidance in conjunction with the Local Government Association that went to all educational settings and responsible bodies. That was followed up with additional guidance in both 2021 and 2022.

As to other departments, I am grateful to the noble Viscount for raising that. The situation is very different in different estates in terms of the size and complexity of the estate. I think the education estate is uniquely large and complicated. If, for example, one were to think about the situation in the hospital estate, obviously hospitals are, first, much bigger buildings, so it is easier to move people around if one needs to put in mitigations, and, secondly, they have dedicated estates teams to manage any risks that are posed.