Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 15773

Education: Weather

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to produce its own climate adaptation strategy to address the impact of extreme weather on (a) education and (b) infrastructure.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department takes the impact of extreme weather seriously and has published a climate risk assessment covering flooding and overheating here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summa...

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