Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Thursday, 23 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 March 2006. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 April 2006 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Building Materials (Test Sites)
- Question
- To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether there are sites within the UK which are large enough to test how various building materials react when subject to (a) explosion and (b) full scale fire tests.
- Answer
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There are a number of government and privately owned testing establishments in the UK that can undertake explosive blast and fire testing of building materials, components and even certain full size structures.A considerable amount of valuable experimental work has been undertaken at these sites in the past in support of researches leading to the development of safe building structures.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 61800; 445 c97W;445 c97W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Construction Materials
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- 2013-11-25 11:25:16 +0000
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