It’s back to school for many pupils this week – but it seems Schools Minister Nick Gibb is still in holiday mode. Gibb has been touring the airwaves to try and reassure parents in the wake of the announcement that dozens of schools may need to shut some buildings because of safety fears. But Gibb’s interview today on Good Morning Britain was far from reassuring for worried parents and pupils.
Host Rob Rinder asked Gibb whether or not be had stuck to a commitment made in the Commons before the summer break to publish a list of ‘at risk buildings’.
Rob Rinder: ‘When you made that parliamentary statement, was it correct or incorrect?’
Nick Gibb: ‘I can’t remember what that particular thing was about’
Oh dear. Perhaps it’s time for the Schools Minister to get back to, er, school….
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