After the fall this summer of a concrete beam that is lighter than normal, it is being analyzed whether more schools have been affected. The opposition accuses the government of a lack of transparency. Education Minister Gillian Keegan will appear before the House of Commons on Monday.
The order from the British government closes in whole or in part more than 100 schools in England just a few days before the start of the course has a wave of criticism of the authoritieswho defend exceptional measures by invoking the risk of collapse.
The decision comes from fall from a beam of special concrete this summer, lighter, which has led to information chaos. The Minister of Education, Gillian Keeganhas planned appear before the House of Representatives on Monday.
Keegan has argued in an article published in ‘The Sun’ last Sunday that “there was no choice” and has promised that the government will do everything it can to resolve everything in a matter of “days, not weeks”. “I want to guarantee families that they will not return to the black days of school closures,” he said, referring to the pandemic.
The government has not released the list of centers that would be affected by the concrete, leading the Labor opposition to consider resorting to a parliamentary mechanism that would allow it to force the distribution of official documents.
He autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is one lighter material than ordinary concrete Used until the mid-1990s. The government has not yet clarified whether more public facilities, such as health centers or courts, have been put in place.
Hunt, the former health minister, has stated that he is not aware that he has been made aware of the use of this type of material in hospitals. However, he also promised that if there were any signs of risk, the authorities would also do “whatever is necessary”.
Source: EITB
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