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Written question asked by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 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, if his Department will require the Building and Research Establishment to (a) report measurement of smoke development and smoke toxicity from the recent post-Grenfell Tower tests it has conducted and (b) publish all past test information results it holds.

Answer

Smoke development and smoke toxicity is not a feature of either the screening or large-scale tests conducted for DCLG, so was not measured.

Following a request from DCLG, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) agreed to contact customers for whom they had carried out large-scale testing previously. If a customer gives permission, the BRE provides summary details of the test on their website (www.bre.co.uk/regulatory-testing).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7423
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fire prevention Insulation Smoke and chimney gases Testing Building Research Establishment High rise flats
Link
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