Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) chartered structural engineers and (b) fire engineers with expertise in cladding and external wall systems are employed by each Health and Safety Executive office.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a national team of construction engineering specialist inspectors providing a broad range of structural and civil engineering expertise in support of HSE’s operations to ensure workplace risks are being properly managed and controlled. The team comprises one chartered structural engineer based in HSE’s Bedford office, the remainder are civil engineers.

HSE does not employ fire engineers with expertise in cladding and external wall systems.