The Latest Breaking News from Nick Gibb

Unsafe concrete in schools ‘just the tip of the iceberg,’ MP warns

It comes after 104 schools and colleges were told by the Department for Education to partially or fully shut buildings

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2023

Ministers facing calls for transparency over scale of Raac in public buildings

Chairwoman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Dame Meg Hillier has warned Raac is just “the tip of the iceberg” of a crumbling school estate.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Government urged to ‘provide clarity’ on scale of Raac risk across public sector

Experts have warned that the crisis over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) could extend beyond schools.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Nick Gibb: I would let my family sit under propped-up concrete ceilings

The schools minister said the government was taking a precautionary approach to the problem.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Key questions answered on schools forced to shut over concrete fears

Schools and colleges in England have been told to close buildings which were constructed with a particular kind of concrete.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Crumbling concrete crisis grows as minister defends propping up schools with girders

A minister came under fire today amid a growing school buildings scandal as he defended using classrooms with ceilings propped up with girders.

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

More schools may have to shut over concrete fears amid warning chaos could continue for years

Schools minister admits number of schools forced to close over dangerous crumbling concrete could rise – but refuses to release full list of those affected

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

The one beam that has forced over 100 schools to close

Schools minister Nick Gibb said there had been a number of instances where the concrete was found to be ‘unsafe’

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

More schools could be told to close classrooms over collapse-risk concrete

Schools minister Nick Gibb made the admission after 104 sites were told to shut buildings over aerated concrete.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

New school safety warning prompted by beam collapse at building considered safe – as it happened

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the collapse happened at a school previously thought to have been at no risk from aerated concrete

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023