UK minister pledges to deal with crumbling school buildings quickly

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt appears at BBC Sunday presented by Laura Kuenssberg, in London, Britain September 3, 2023. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday the government would move to fix unsafe school buildings quickly after some 100 schools were told to shut some buildings due to old and crumbling concrete.

The order last week for schools to vacate buildings with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) came just days before the start of a new term for most children, angering parents and educators over the last minute decision.