Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2023 to Question 140337 on Schools: Closures, in which region of England are the 39 schools that have closed because one or more school buildings were deemed unsafe.

Responsibility for ensuring the safety and condition of school buildings lies with the responsible bodies, such as Local Authorities, trusts and voluntary aided bodies.

Responsible bodies are not obliged to report building-related school closures to the Department.

When the Department becomes aware or made aware of a school building that poses a risk to life, immediate action is taken to ensure safety and remediate the situation.

Schools that closed between December 2019 and January 2023 can be found across all nine regions and were on average closed for two days. The Department works closely with responsible bodies and schools to minimise the impact of closures and ensure continuity of education for pupils.