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Written question asked by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Friday, 14 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

High Rise Flats: Insulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) private sector and (b) social sector high-rise buildings where (i) aluminium composite material cladding has been removed in the last 12 months and (ii) removal of that cladding is planned by March 2019.

Answer

This information is currently published in the Building Safety Programme monthly data release.

160 social sector and 272 private sector high-rise residential buildings with combinations of Aluminium Composite Material cladding and insulation which are unlikely to meet current building regulations have been identified since June 2017. Of these buildings, 34 social sector and 29 private sector buildings have been fully remediated – as of 30 November 2018. Remediation work has started for a further 82 Social sector buildings, 18 Private sector buildings, and 2 other publicly-owned buildings (one school and one hospital). Additionally, remediation plans are in place for 41 social sector buildings, 108 private sector buildings, and 5 publicly-owned buildings.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
202324
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fire prevention Insulation High rise flats
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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