Written question asked by Steve Reed (Labour) on Monday, 10 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2020 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 2020 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Universities: Buildings

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of non-residential university buildings that are (a) under and (b) over 18m in height that have aluminium composite material cladding.

Answer: The safety of students and staff across the education estate remains a high priority. Since the Grenfell fire, the department has worked closely with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on fire safety. In line with the cross-government approach, we identified university-owned residential buildings over 18 metres with potentially dangerous aluminium composite material cladding. In the light of updated building safety guidance for owners of residential buildings published on 20 January 2020 by MHCLG, the department will gather any additional information required on residential buildings across the education estate, and we will continue to work with building owners to ensure that any subsequent remediation work, if any, is undertaken. The department does not hold information on cladding of non-residential university buildings.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14673
Session: 2019-21
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Buildings Fire prevention Insulation Universities Composite materials
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk