. There's increased pressure on the government to set out exactly how many schools have been affected, and how long the disruption could last. Labour has accused the Department for Education (DfE) of being in 'complete chaos' and says it will force a vote in the House of Commons to ensure the full list of affected schools is published. Until now the government has said it will publish the list of affected schools 'in due course'. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt moved to reassure parents the government would 'spend what it takes' to address the problem, but Treasury sources later said money for repairs would come from the Department for Education's (DfE) existing capital budget. More than 100 schools and colleges have been told by the government to fully or partially shut buildings following the recent collapse of a beam previously considered safe. But more classrooms could be forced to shut as further assessments are made of the risks of RAAC in buildings, the government has admitted. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faced a grilling over how the RAAC repairs would be funded (Picture: PA) A number of schools, including Hornsey School for Girls in London, are undergoing emergency repairs (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said it is a 'scandal that as children are just returning to school ministers are still not being upfront about the scale of what we are facing'. She added: 'It's vital that they publish the list of all the schools){kind=link}
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The Department for Education is under increased pressure to reveal exactly how many schools have been affected by the aerated concrete scandal.
Today marks the start of the new school year for many schools up and down the country – but ministers still haven’t published a full list of the schools forced to fully or partially close due to the presence of unsafe reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
There’s increased pressure on the government to set out exactly how many schools have been affected, and how long the disruption could last.