Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when project delivery at the Milestone School in Tewkesbury under the school rebuilding programme will commence; and if she will make a statement.

The 239 schools that were announced in December 2022 as part of the School Rebuilding Programme, including The Milestone School, will enter delivery at a rate of approximately 50 per year, over a five-year period, from 2023.

The Department is currently undertaking due diligence on these schools prior to scheduling them, with schools prioritised for delivery according to the condition need of their buildings, readiness to proceed, and efficiency of delivery. The Department plans to write to all Responsible Bodies before the end of January 2023 to update on timescales and set out next steps.