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Walley's Quarry Landfill: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme closed due to hydrogen sulphide from Walleys Quarry landfill site between 1 January 2021 and 28 November 2024; and how many days they were closed for.

answeredDepartment for Education

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme closed due to hydrogen sulphide from Walleys Quarry landfill site between 1 January 2021 and 28 November 2024; and how many days they were closed for.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The department does not hold the information requested.Where the department is notified of a significant safety issue with a school building that cannot be managed within local resources, we consider additional support on a case-by-case basis. We work clo...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the condition of the school estate in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Further Education: Student Numbers

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she is providing to colleges that are (a) oversubscribed and (b) want to expand.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupils: Absenteeism

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the number of schools days missed due to (a) poor roads and (b) inadequate road safety measures.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Staffordshire

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure Staffordshire County Council is able to effectively support children and young people with additional needs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pre-school Education: Staffordshire

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits to the youngest children in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire of learning through play.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Secondary Education: Sports

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking alongside Staffordshire County Council to ensure that more girls and young women take up sport at secondary schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sports: Women

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking alongside Staffordshire County Council to ensure that more girls and young women take up sport at secondary schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pre-school Education: Staffordshire

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits to the youngest children in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire of learning through play.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Staffordshire

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure Staffordshire County Council is able to effectively support children and young people with additional needs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Education: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many a) letters, b) emails and c) written communications were received by her Department from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between i) December 2019 and July 2024 and ii) July 2024 and May 2

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Education: UK Soft Power Council

1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions a) Ministers and b) officials in her Department have had with the Soft Power Council.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Home Education: Special Educational Needs

1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support home schooled children with additional needs.