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Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 September 2021. It was answered by Christopher Pincher (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 September 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Buildings: Insulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2021 to Question 15286 on Buildings: Insulation, whether there is a list of HPL cladding products approved by his Department; and where that list is located.

Answer

High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panels can have a wide range of fire performance and so the Department has not published a list of approved HPL products.

However, following the test carried out by the Department in 2019, an advice note was published to provide advice to building owners on the fire performance of HPL cladding system. This advice note was then included in the Consolidated Advice Note which is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf

The Secretary of State has confirmed that we will shortly retire the consolidated advice note in favour of the development of new more risk-proportionate guidelines for fire risk assessors including PAS 9980 which will include information on HPL.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45178
Session
2021-22
Related items
Buildings: Insulation
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Buildings Insulation Standards
Link
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