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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Lloyd

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says despite Hunt’s ‘spend what it takes’ promise

PA Media

Money to repair school buildings at risk of collapse will come from the Department for Education’s (DfE) existing capital budget, it is understood.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to “spend what it takes” to make classrooms safe after many were forced shut at the start of the new term over concerns about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).

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