Courts and Prisons: Buildings — Written Question

Question

Emily Thornberry

Labour — Islington South and Finsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April to Question 181017 on Courts and Prisons: Buildings, whether his Department has commissioned a survey to identify buildings within the (a) prison and (b) court and tribunal estate which may have been constructed with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.

Answer

Damian Hinds

Surveys were undertaken across the Court and Tribunal estate during 2021/22, during which a small minority - 6 buildings – were identified that may include the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.

We are working rapidly to identify any instances where Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete may be in place across the prison estate and any remedial action needed.