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Written question asked by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 October 2017. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Buildings

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that those schools that have been underfunded relative to the national average for many years have priority in any applications for school building improvements.

Answer

The Department fund school building improvements through a combination of formula-based payments (School Condition Allocations and Devolved Formula Capital), and bid-based systems (the Condition Improvement Fund and the Priority School Building Programme). In order to secure the best value for money, both types of funding prioritise the buildings with the most severe condition need, rather than looking at other funding received by the institutions in question. Prioritisation may be informed by a combination of the Department’s building surveys and condition information contained in any bid.

School Condition Allocations and Devolved Formula Capital:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations

Condition Improvement Fund:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund

Priority School Building Programme:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/priority-school-building-programme-psbp

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106887
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Buildings Finance Schools Repairs and maintenance
Link
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