Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Increase funding for maintenance of school buildings and building new schools
Closed
140 signatures
What the petition asks
We think the Government should increase funding to ensure that:
1) All schools have sufficient money to spend on maintenance, and
2) There is a clear ongoing programme of building new schools to replace old, unsuitable or temporary buildings.
1) All schools have sufficient money to spend on maintenance, and
2) There is a clear ongoing programme of building new schools to replace old, unsuitable or temporary buildings.
The Government has reduced the amount of money schools receive to maintain their premises and the amount available to build new ones. We think this is bad economics and a waste of money, as schools are having to spend the little money they do have to keep old, unsuitable or temporary buildings going.
We think that all children should be entitled to warm, watertight and inspiring buildings, and the tax payers should expect good value for their money.
We think that all children should be entitled to warm, watertight and inspiring buildings, and the tax payers should expect good value for their money.
Timeline
| 29 Jan 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
140
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
29 Jan 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.