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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Monday, 2 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2020. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 January 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospitals: Fire Prevention

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a public inquiry into hospital fire safety for the (a) 18 PFI projects with fire safety issues and (b) 38 hospitals identified by NHS Improvement as having cladding similar to Grenfell Tower.

Answer

Following the Grenfell tragedy, a review of all National Health Service buildings was undertaken to identify those with Aluminium Cladded Material (ACM). This identified nine buildings with ACM where mitigation actions were immediately put in place. A public inquiry is not seen as required in relation to NHS fire safety at this time.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
110152
Session
2019-21
Related items
Hospitals: Fire Prevention
Thursday, 11 March 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Hospitals Fire prevention Insulation
Link
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