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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 9 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 October 2017. It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Friday, 27 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7185, on high rise flats: fire prevention, if he will publish the results of those tests.

Answer

The latest complete information on the testing of Aluminium Composite Material cladding samples is contained in the summary advice published on 5 September (available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing), which sets out the results of screening tests and the seven large-scale system tests conducted over the summer. It includes the numbers of buildings tested, broken down by filler material and type of insulation used.

The detailed test results from each of the seven large-scale system tests conducted at the Building Research Establishment are available on the Building Safety Programme webpage at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106716
Session
2017-19
Related items
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Fire prevention Insulation Testing High rise flats
Link
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