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All schools in England with removal grants to be Raac-free by 2029, says Phillipson

Education secretary says ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concrete

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Phillipson says ‘largest school improvement in a generation’ tackling Raac

The Department for Education says that the concrete has been removed completely from 52 schools so far.

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

Schools and hospitals ‘not over hurdle’ of unsafe concrete, says minister

Catherine McKinnell said officials have ‘identified all the Raac’.

Evening Standard · May 30, 2025

1,800 students sent home after Raac found at London school

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Sunak rejects claims he blocked Raac hospital rebuilds

It was reported that he blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Health Secretary defends Sunak over claims he blocked Raac hospital rebuilds

The PM is reported to have blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Network Rail reviewing crumbling concrete on Britain’s railways

Transport secretary Huw Merriman has said Network Rail is searching for the crumbly concrete on its estate ‘as a priority’

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Now crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in House of Parliament

Concrete crisis has now spread from schools and hospitals to the heart of the UK government

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Raac found in some buildings at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Buildings now being monitored as concrete that recently closed hundreds of schools detected at UK’s two biggest airports

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Aviation authorities are carrying out checks on the collapse-prone building material

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023