Schools: West Midlands

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of local authority maintained schools receive school maintenance services from Carillion plc in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 22nd January 2018

Local authorities and academy trusts are responsible for their contracts. We have, however, worked with local authorities and academy trusts to make sure they have robust contingency plans in place and that these have been actioned, where required. Information available to the department indicates that the number of local authority and academy trust schools, covered by catering, facilities management or other service contracts with Carillion is relatively low.

Our priority is to ensure schools can continue to operate as usual. Government is supporting the Official Receiver, so that services to schools and other public services can continue to be delivered.

We are continuing to monitor the situation and will work with schools and providers to help minimise any disruption for pupils.

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