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<p>We are pleased to see that the engagement with the letter of 18 November from my
right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education to all 138 higher education
institutions has had a 100% response rate.</p><p>The safety of pupils, students and
staff remains ministers’ highest priority. Since the Grenfell fire, the department
has worked closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,
as part of the cross government programme to remediate buildings with potentially
dangerous cladding, including student accommodation. That approach will continue,
and we welcome the package of measures to improve building safety standards announced
on 20 January by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities
and Local Government. We are already looking at ways to ensure the education estate
complies fully with the updated advice to building owners, announced as part of that
package, on actions they should take in relation to cladding.</p><p> </p>
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