Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to assess the adequacy of fire safety standards in (a) service accommodation and (b) substitute service accommodation.

All occupied service family accommodation and single living accommodation are built to meet national building and fire regulations.

There are a small number of two and three storey properties with external wall insulation. The specification of the material used has been checked and confirmed as fire resistant.

For substitute accommodation, it is routine practice that prior to utilisation a contractor assesses the property to ensure it fully meets building and fire regulations.

In response to the Grenfell fire the Cabinet Office is undertaking a review of the Government estate to review fire safety arrangements. The priority is buildings where people sleep, which have ACM cladding and are over 18 metres high. The Ministry of Defence is taking part in this review.