All 1 Debates between Bridget Phillipson and Shaun Bailey

Safety of School Buildings

Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Shaun Bailey
Tuesday 23rd May 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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Like my hon. Friend, I have seen countless examples across the country of the short-term approach the Government are taking. It is our children, parents and school staff who lose out. I am sure we will hear a lot more examples, including from those on the Government Benches, during the course of today’s debate.

Shaun Bailey Portrait Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Con)
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One of my schools in Tipton is built under a PFI—private finance initiative—contract. I am sure the hon. Lady remembers those. Between the £40,000 bill for standard repairs or buying school books, what would she advise them to do?

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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My suggestion and the advice I would offer to the hon. Gentleman is to ask the Minister exactly what the state of school funding has been like over the last 13 years. His Government have been in power now for longer than the last Labour Government. He ought to take some responsibility for the state of schools in our country, not to blame others and not to deflect.