Oral QuestionForeign and Commonwealth Office

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 16 January 2019Answered: 22 January 2019

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)

We are fixing crumbling schools and colleges, which are a direct consequence of under-investment in our country. Labour is investing £20 billion in the school rebuilding programme, and more than 500 schools are already in the programme, with well over half in delivery. We will select a further 250 by early 2027, and we are also launching a new renewal and retrofit programme to modernise the school estate.