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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention (19 January 2018)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that combustable material including cladding and insulation is removed from tower blocks.

Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)

Answer

Nothing is more important than keeping people safe. That is why we established the Building Safety Programme, which has been working with local authorities and building owners to identify properties that might be at risk. A variety of interim safety measures have also been put in place so that everyone is kept safe. A list of these measures can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648775/Update_on_Interim_Mitigation_Measures_290917.pdf.


The programme is working with local authorities across England to make sure that all building owners take necessary remedial action to improve the fire safety of tower blocks as swiftly as possible.


Answered by:
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
24 January 2018

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