United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 114482
Walley's Quarry Landfill: Schools
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20 February 2026
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2 March 2026 · Answer
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2 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme closed due to hydrogen sulphide from Walleys Quarry landfill site between 1 January 2021 and 28 November 2024; and how many days they were closed for.
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20 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme closed due to hydrogen sulphide from Walleys Quarry landfill site between 1 January 2021 and 28 November 2024; and how many days they were closed for.
Source: Commons
2 March 2026
Answer
The department does not hold the information requested.Where the department is notified of a significant safety issue with a school building that cannot be managed within local resources, we consider additional support on a case-by-case basis. We work clo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-20/114482
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1883127
- uk · wq-1883127 · source updated 2 March 2026