Education

Nick Gibb Excerpts

Wednesday 7th June 2023 Ministerial Corrections

The following are extracts from the Opposition day debate on the Safety of Schools Buildings on Tuesday 23 May 2023.

[Nick Gibb]

Despite the shadow Minister’s grudging mention of a successful bid to the £450 million condition improvement fund announced yesterday, I congratulate Farringdon Community Academy in her constituency on its successful £1.5 million bid.

[Official Report, 23 May 2023, Vol. 733, c. 228.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Schools, the right hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb):

An error has been identified in my response to the speech of the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson).

The correct information should have been:

[Nick Gibb]

Despite the shadow Minister’s grudging mention of a successful bid to the £450 million condition improvement fund announced yesterday, I congratulate Eppleton Academy Primary School in her constituency on its successful bids.

[Nick Gibb]

Last December, I had the chance to visit Guiseley School in Yorkshire, where I saw for myself the transformative effect that the new, modern buildings being provided will make to the entire school community. That was under the school rebuilding programme.

[Official Report, 23 May 2023, Vol. 733, c. 230.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Schools, the right hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb):

An error has been identified in my speech.

The correct information should have been:

[Nick Gibb]

Last December, I had the chance to visit Guiseley School in Yorkshire, where I saw for myself the transformative effect that the new, modern buildings being provided will make to the entire school community. That was under the priority school building programme.