No extra capital cash to help address the RAAC crisis in schools was allocated in today’s autumn statement despite MPs’ demands for a funding package to deal with the crumbly concrete.
The Department for Education’s planned capital spending for the next two years remains unchanged following the statement, which focused on tax cuts for individuals and businesses ahead of next year’s election.
This is despite recent calls from the House of Commons public accounts committee for a funding package and deadline to rid schools of the collapse-prone crumbly concrete.
The government has pledged to rebuild all schools “that need it”, but ministers have been vague about how much they are willing to spend.
