High Rise Flats: Hornsey and Wood Green
(asked on 26th June 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on (a) high-rise commercial buildings and (b) public buildings in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency which are clad in flammable substances.
Our priority has been to identify and test buildings clad in Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) and which are either social or private rented housing, or public buildings meeting certain height thresholds. The Government Property Unit are overseeing checks on public sector buildings. The owner, Landlords, freeholders and/or managing agents are responsible for ensuring the safety of residents and occupants of their buildings. The Government has provided advice for landlords including an explanatory note on fire safety in high rise blocks and the testing process for ACM cladding on 30 June:
Where screening tests indicate that ACM samples would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, the Government will inform the building owner and notify the fire and rescue service and local authority of the test result.