Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local planning authorities and (b) owners of listed buildings on the potential presence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in their listed buildings.

The Standing Committee on Structural Safety issued a safety alert on the failure of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) planks on 1 May 2019.

Individual building owners and managers are responsible for health and safety, including responding to safety alerts such as this. Local authorities, like other building owners, are advised to follow available professional guidance.

The Cabinet Office is co-ordinating the development of a Government RAAC Register to capture and track suspected and confirmed presence of RAAC in Government buildings. This will be updated regularly as buildings are surveyed and mitigation measures are put in place.