To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2006, Official Report, columns 1397-98W, on schools: construction, how many schools have completed the BREEAM schools assessment process; and what rating they have achieved. (129644)

[holding answer 23 March 2007]: The numbers of schools that have registered for BREEAM Schools certification now stands at 470 up from 347 in December 2006. Of these, 459 are currently undergoing assessment.

11 schools have now completed the assessment process; four in England and seven in Scotland. In England, two schools achieved a “good” rating, one a “pass” rating, and one a “very good” rating. All seven schools in Scotland achieved a “good” rating.