Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to next hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Ministers in the Treasury on the physical condition of the school estate in England.

The Department engages regularly with His Majesty’s Treasury on a number of matters, including capital investment in the school estate. This includes official level and ministerial level engagement where appropriate.

Well-maintained, safe school buildings are a priority for the Department. The Department has allocated over £13 billion in capital funding since 2015, for improving the condition of the school estate, including £1.8 billion in the 2022/2023 financial year. In addition, the Department’s school rebuilding programme will transform 500 schools over the next decade.