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date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to revise building regulations in the light of tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment on three different types of aluminium composite material cladding combined with different types of insulation; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced on 28 July that, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt will chair an independent review to examine current building regulations and fire safety with a particular focus on high rise residential buildings. It will report jointly to the Communities Secretary and the Home Secretary, and will examine:</p><ul><li><p>the regulatory system around the design, construction and on-going management of buildings in relation to fire safety;</p></li><li><p>related compliance and enforcement issues;</p></li><li><p>international regulation and experience in this area.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:25:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755144

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date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions they were formally approached by (1) academics, and (2) other persons or bodies, requesting that they conduct additional tests on the flammability of the cladding added to high rise buildings such as Grenfell Tower when used in combination with different types of insulation; and whether they intend to revise the guidance relating to such tests and processes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received representations from a number of bodies about the tests which have been carried out on cladding, and now cladding and insulation installed on high rise buildings. The Government’s approach to these tests is set out in the most recent explanatory note, which can be found (attached) here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:33:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170726 Safety checks explanatory note - (HL1152).pdf title Explanatory note on safety checks
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb