Fire Prevention: High Rise Flats

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 25 July 2018.

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Photo of Karen Lee Karen Lee Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Fire)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for (a) the remedial work on all high-rise buildings with combustible cladding and (b) the implementation of a ban on combustible cladding.

Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The latest data available was published on 12 July 2018. Of the 159 social sector buildings that have combinations of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding and insulation judged to have failed the large-scale tests 114 or 72 per cent have started the process of remediation. Of these, 13 buildings have finished remediation. Of the 301 private sector residential buildings with cladding systems that are unlikely to meet current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities have told us about plans for remediating 77 buildings. Of these, 23 buildings have started remediation, of which 4 have completed.

A new minister-chaired taskforce has been established to oversee the remediation of private sector buildings with aluminium composite material cladding systems. The taskforce is charged with ensuring that remediation plans are put in place swiftly across all private sector buildings with aluminium composite material cladding systems, and addressing any barriers or identifying any additional support required to achieve this.

The consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings closes on 14 August. Consultation responses will be analysed over the summer, with the outcome of the consultation to follow.

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