Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 4 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 September 2023 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 7 September 2023. A substantive answer was provided by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 September 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHS: Concrete
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safety checks his Department is recommending that the NHS carry out in Barnet on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
- Answer
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NHS England has provided guidance for trusts nationally on how to establish the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their estate. There is ongoing engagement with trusts on a national and regional level to ensure RAAC is identified across the National Health Service estate. Where structural surveys identify RAAC in their estate, trusts are inducted into the national remediation programme.
The NHS already has a comprehensive mitigation plan in place for hospital buildings with RAAC, including significant additional funding totalling £698 million from 2021 to 2025 for trusts to put in place necessary remediation and failsafe measures, such as propping, as well as to eradicate RAAC in non-whole hospital sites.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 197367
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Inspections NHS Safety Barnet Concrete
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- 2023-10-05 20:50:11 +0100
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