To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Sefton Central have indicated in response to the Government questionnaire that they believe Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was used in their construction.
Answered on
19 April 2023
The Department has sent a questionnaire on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) to all responsible bodies, asking them to provide information on RAAC in their estates. Responses from the questionnaire will allow the Department to better understand the prevalence of RAAC across the education estate and ensure the correct support is in place to meet the responsible bodies’ needs.
The questionnaire remains open for responsible bodies to respond to. Identifying RAAC can be difficult, so all reports of suspected RAAC are investigated by structural engineers commissioned by the Department and, where needed, site surveys are undertaken to confirm its presence. For this reason, the Department only holds partial data and is not able to provide details of schools that contain RAAC elements. The Department will consider releasing outcomes from the questionnaire in the future.
Since 2015, over £13 billion has been allocated for keeping schools safe and operational, including £1.8 billion committed in the 2023/24 financial year.