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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Monday, 21 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2025. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Buildings

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of buildings owned by his Department that have asbestos.

Answer

We take the health and safety of our Service personnel and defence employees extremely seriously and have robust procedures around managing asbestos which comply with Health and Safety regulations.

We are responsible for circa 1,967 sites and each building with confirmed asbestos is listed on the relevant site asbestos register. This data is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69666
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Buildings Asbestos Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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