RAAC school concrete: Sunak at PMQs after list of concrete-risk schools revealed - BBC News

The Department for Education published a list of 147 schools in England affected by crumbling concrete called RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete).
Labour is trying to force the government to release documents on what Rishi Sunak knew about RAAC problems when he was Chancellor.
During PMQs, Keir Starmer criticized the government's handling of RAAC in schools. Rishi Sunak defended the government's response.
The SNP's Stephen Flynn accused Sunak of failing to improve the economy and asked when he would "get off his backside."
Other issues raised at PMQs included youth mental health, gun law reforms, banning plastic in wet wipes, and childhood cancer.

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