That this House sends its congratulations to St Leonard’s Catholic School in City of Durham for achieving an outstanding Ofsted report; remembers the appalling situation that befell pupils and teachers at the school in August 2023 following the discovery of RAAC; expresses admiration for the resilience of parents, pupils and teachers for overcoming the fallout of RAAC; believes that the RAAC crisis could have been averted had the Building Schools for the Future programme not been scrapped in 2010; consequently condemns the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition Government for ending the programme in 2010; further condemns the previous Conservative Government for their lethargic response to the RAAC crisis in City of Durham; notes the support that St Leonard’s received throughout County Durham, reflected in a parliamentary petition early this year; and applauds pupils for defying expectations in their examinations this year, and for the determination of the entire school community.
