On the 1st of September 2023 Barry spoke to Jumoké Fashola on her BBC Radio London Show to discuss the issue of areated concrete, or RAAC, in schools.
The maths block at St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Brent has been found to have RAAC and has therefore been closed. Thanks to the hard work of St Gregory’s and the local council, students will still be able to study their lessons, but not in the maths block.
Barry tabled a written question back in July asking the relevent Minister to provide the information of schools that are at risk of RAAC. The Minister’s response “batted away” the question, argued Barry, claiming that the Government has not “taken responsibility when they should have done.”