Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 103596

Voluntary Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Questions 98665, 98666 and 98668, what recourse exists for Voluntary Controlled schools to carry out urgent repairs to the school estate when the local authority fails to provi

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The department is investing almost £3 billion per year in capital maintenance by 2034/35 to improve the condition of the school and college estate, rising from £2.4 billion in 2025/26. As part of this, Norfolk Council received a School Condition Allocatio...

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