Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) classrooms and (b) buildings in state-funded schools have been (i) temporarily or (ii) permanently closed due to sewage leaks since December 2019; and which schools were affected.

Schools and their responsible bodies are not obliged to report school closures to the Department, including those due to water shortages or sewage leaks. For this reason, the Department does not hold the information requested.

These issues are often dealt with locally and, where applicable, using insurance providers.