The education committee will investigate the “bigger picture” surrounding the RAAC concrete crisis that has affected schools across the UK.
More than 150 school buildings across England are deemed to be at risk of collapse as a result of potentially faulty reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and the Department for Education (DfE) announced many of these schools would have to close as pupils were meant to start the new term.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday that the government would make “no apology” for moving to address the crisis now, after facing criticism that they had long been warned of the issue.
The government has also been invited by the Education Committee to answer questions about the actions it is taking to end the disruption affecting schools and colleges built with RAAC, in a one-off evidence session on Tuesday 19 September.
