Speeches by Paffey.

“My hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful point in this debate, which she has thankfully secured. Last week, a group of Southampton care leavers came to Parliament, and raised housing and accommodation as one of the most urgent issues they want us to tackle. I have heard her welcome, as I do, innovations like Sta…”

“My constituent Clive has a rare and incurable neuroendocrine cancer. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended that selective internal radiation therapy could be used for people with his condition and would improve both life quality and expectancy, but that still is not happening. Will the L…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank and commend my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), the chair of the Education Committee, for leading the inquiry, securing the debate and making an incredibly powerful case as to why, particularly as we begin National Care Le…”

“That is helpful, because it moves us on to my next question, which is: what is the impact on usable space? You have outlined it in the short term. Are there any longer-term impacts that we should be concerned about or looking into at this stage? For example, one of the other things Baroness Barran said is that, on aver…”

“Sticking with the longer-term impact, the Association of School and College Leaders predicted that many of the schools where RAAC remediation was happening would see a dip in admissions, because two years on, parents are looking and saying, “Do I really want to send my kid there?” Has that been your experience from loo…”

“Thinking about the impact of all this, our predecessor Committee was told two years ago by Baroness Barran that, actually, remediation had been pretty quick across the board. That was her view. I just wanted to get your view on whether RAAC remediation has been timely and straightforward, as it is presented to be. I am…”

“There is a double challenge, too, because obviously, if you start losing children, you start losing revenue and the funding that comes with it. Have you seen this, again, not necessarily in those that you are dealing with, but across other parts of the sector?”

“You listed, and several of you have spoken about, the disruption caused by temporary classrooms, marquees, lost days and so on. For the children who are in those particular schools, have we seen any evidence of an impact on their achievement? For example, on examination results, have examinations been disrupted or have…”

“I appreciate you have had several things going on at once, with covid and so on, but if we are saying that the vast majority of schools where there is RAAC are still to be remediated, is now a better moment to start looking at that? Will there be monitoring and tracking of schools where RAAC remediation is going to hap…”

“There is a double challenge, too, because obviously, if you start losing children, you start losing revenue and the funding that comes with it. Have you seen this, again, not necessarily in those that you are dealing with, but across other parts of the sector?”

“Sticking with the longer-term impact, the Association of School and College Leaders predicted that many of the schools where RAAC remediation was happening would see a dip in admissions, because two years on, parents are looking and saying, “Do I really want to send my kid there?” Has that been your experience from loo…”

“You listed, and several of you have spoken about, the disruption caused by temporary classrooms, marquees, lost days and so on. For the children who are in those particular schools, have we seen any evidence of an impact on their achievement? For example, on examination results, have examinations been disrupted or have…”

“What information do you hold on the estate management capacity of all the responsible bodies that are looking after our schools?”

“Speaking about the school estate management standards, one criticism that has been levied against that is that there are no mechanisms for monitoring schools’ compliance or enforcing progression. Do you want to respond to that? How does the DFE hold responsible bodies accountable if it does not have a measure of whethe…”

“Speaking about the school estate management standards, one criticism that has been levied against that is that there are no mechanisms for monitoring schools’ compliance or enforcing progression. Do you want to respond to that? How does the DFE hold responsible bodies accountable if it does not have a measure of whethe…”

“Turning to funding, five years ago, the DFE made a case to the Treasury that the amount that was needed to maintain the school estate and mitigate the risk of serious failure would total around £5.3 billion a year. In the spending review, we have announced £2.1 billion for maintenance, which is less than half the amoun…”

“It is helpful to hear about how you are taking on the learnings and making sure that ongoing, day-to-day, business-as-usual maintenance will be different. Has anything already changed in how the DFE deals with emergencies as a result of the RAAC crisis?”

“What information do you hold on the estate management capacity of all the responsible bodies that are looking after our schools?”

“Turning to funding, five years ago, the DFE made a case to the Treasury that the amount that was needed to maintain the school estate and mitigate the risk of serious failure would total around £5.3 billion a year. In the spending review, we have announced £2.1 billion for maintenance, which is less than half the amoun…”

“I appreciate you have had several things going on at once, with covid and so on, but if we are saying that the vast majority of schools where there is RAAC are still to be remediated, is now a better moment to start looking at that? Will there be monitoring and tracking of schools where RAAC remediation is going to hap…”