Written question asked by Mike Amesbury (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 21 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2025. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Monday, 3 March 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Buildings: Fire Prevention

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Q52 of the evidence given by her Department's Director General for Buildings and Resilience to the Public Accounts Committee on 3 February 2025, HC 362, what discussions she has had with representatives from the insurance industry on (a) the standard of remediation that would prevent damage to the core fabric of a building and (b) whether the PAS 9980 standard has been extended beyond life safety risk to include protection of property.

Answer

Officials in my department engage regularly with the insurance industry.

The insurance industry has the opportunity to feed into the PAS 9980 review currently being conducted by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 32212
Session: 2024-26
Related items: The remediation of dangerous cladding
Monday, 3 February 2025
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Subjects: Buildings Fire prevention Insurance Insulation Repairs and maintenance
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