Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36528

Academies: Asbestos

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirement her Department has placed on academy trusts to monitor school buildings where asbestos is present.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department takes the safety of children and those who work with them incredibly seriously, which is why we expect all academy trusts, local authorities and governing bodies as responsible bodies to have robust plans in place to manage asbestos in scho...

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