Gareth Davies, head of National Audit Office, says situation shows ‘problems caused by underinvestment’ in buildings

After 12.30pm there will be one urgent question in the Commons, followed by two statements. Here they are, with rough timings.

12.30pm: A levelling up minister will respond to an urgent question about relaxing the nutrient neutrality rules.

A reliable source has informed us that in early February, two months after the risk level was raised to high, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan remarked, “We just need to keep the lid on this for two years and then it’s someone else’s problem.“

This, according to the Surveyors in Education, was when schools were given an ‘urgent deadline’ to tell the government if ‘they have potentially dangerous RAAC on their estate.’

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