Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 July 2017. It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Monday, 11 September 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, by what date he will ensure that all 530 tower blocks that have been identified as having aluminium composite material cladding will be tested.

Answer: The estimate of 530 given on 3 July came from early work that looked at social housing clad in any sort of aluminium in England. We have since been in regular contact with every local authority and housing association in the country to identify all social housing tower blocks above 18 meters that are clad specifically in aluminium composite material (ACM). Based on work to date, we know there are 173 high rise social housing buildings with ACM cladding in England and that 165 of these buildings have cladding systems that present fire hazards. We are not currently aware of any other ACM clad social housing blocks that are awaiting testing.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2720
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Fire prevention Insulation Testing High rise flats Composite materials
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk