PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers (30 October 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding he plans to provide to local authorities for the installation of sprinklers in tower blocks.
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Answer
The decision on whether to install sprinklers is a decision for each building owner, and they should consider advice from fire safety experts.
Building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works. Government will consider financial flexibilities for local authorities which need to undertake essential fire safety work to make a building safe.
Answered by:
Lord Sharma (Conservative)
7 November 2017
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