Question follow-through · 19157
Schools: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is the responsible body for ensuring lead testing happens in school buildings.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Adult Education: Regulation · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is the responsible body for ensuring lead testing happens in school buildings.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Sept 2026
Answer published
Responsibility for the safety and maintenance of school buildings, including ensuring the quality of drinking water, rests with the responsible body for the school. For maintained schools this is usually the local authority or governing body, and for acad...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Adult Education: Regulation
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what oversight and regulation is in place for private adult skills education providers in England.