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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-13more like thismore than 2023-09-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Buildings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the (a) portacabin and (b) other temporary accommodation (i) requirements and (ii) schedules for each school affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). more like this
tabling member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
tabling member printed
Bridget Phillipson more like this
uin 199337 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
answer text <p>This Government has taken more proactive action on RAAC than any other in the UK. We have acted decisively and proactively to tackle this issue. It is the responsibility of those who run schools – academy trusts, Local Authorities, and voluntary aided school bodies – who work with their schools on a day to day basis, to manage the safety and maintenance of their schools and to alert the Department if there is a concern with a building.</p><p>As part of their responsibilities to keep buildings safe, responsible bodies may commission surveys on issues they have concerns about. The Department issued a questionnaire in March 2022, asking responsible bodies to inform the Department of any suspected RAAC identified in their estates. Responsible bodies have submitted questionnaires for over 98% of schools with blocks built in the target era, of which there are 14,900. The Department is pressing all remaining schools to get checks completed, to determine which schools require surveys.</p><p>The Department is contacting responsible bodies to help them respond to this request and to advise on what needs to be done, so that they can establish whether they believe they have RAAC. This work will continue until the Department has a response for all target schools.</p><p>There are over 22,000 schools and colleges in England, and the vast majority are unaffected.</p><p>All schools where RAAC is confirmed are provided with a dedicated caseworker to support them and help implement a mitigation plan and minimise the disruption to teaching. While some short term disruption is inevitable, all available measures will be taken to minimise disruption to teaching and ensure that pupils continue to receive face to face teaching. Where there is any disturbance to face to face education, schools will prioritise attendance for vulnerable pupils and children of key workers.</p><p>Where schools need to vacate buildings due to RAAC, they use a range of different types of accommodation including accommodation on and off-site. On site accommodation can include semi rigid structures and temporary classrooms. Where temporary units and structures are required as a result of buildings having been vacated due to the confirmed presence of RAAC, the Department has increased the supply of these, working with three contractors to accelerate the installation of temporary units in particular. The Department has not, therefore, produced central estimates of the number of temporary classrooms required, however, we can confirm that we have secured significant capacity to meet current needs, and can increase this if necessary. Our focus is on working closely with individual settings to make sure they have workable plans for their individual circumstances and context. Based on the experience where RAAC assessed as critical was found, the Department expects the vast majority will be able to continue to provide face to face teaching without any disruption.</p><p>Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed RAAC in their estates as soon as possible. The Government published lists of education settings confirmed as having RAAC on Wednesday 6 September and committed to providing further updates. The published list is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed David Johnston more like this
grouped question UIN
199335 more like this
199336 more like this
199374 more like this
199380 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-18T20:05:46.14Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-18T20:05:46.14Z
answering member
4761
label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
tabling member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
1020338
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Advertising more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing restrictions on the use of cartoons and animated figures in gambling advertising campaigns to ensure that they are not targeted at young people. more like this
tabling member constituency West Bromwich East more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Watson more like this
uin 199337 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-13more like thismore than 2018-12-13
answer text <p>Strict rules already ensure gambling adverts are not targeted at, or appeal to, children, or exploit the vulnerable, and these apply across all media, including online and on social media.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling operators are required to comply with the advertising codes of practice issued by the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). These are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). In addition to rules covering children, the advertising codes have specific provisions to protect vulnerable people, and CAP’s new guidance in February further restricted adverts that create an inappropriate sense of urgency or give an irresponsible perception of risk or control.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling adverts must not feature content that risks appealing to children, for example cartoon animals. Last year the Gambling Commission and ASA acted quickly to make clear that operators using such images were in breach of advertising rules and must remove the material or face enforcement action. In addition to rules on content, the ASA has made clear that operators advertising online must use data on customers’ interests to target marketing campaigns away from children.</p><p> </p><p>The government considered gambling advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including further CAP guidance on protecting children and young people, and tougher Gambling Commission sanctions for breaches of the advertising codes, including fines.</p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
grouped question UIN 199330 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-13T16:59:04.123Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-13T16:59:04.123Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
1463
label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest more like this