Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 197380

Courts and Prisons: Buildings

Tabled: 4 September 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Named Day

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal DemocratOrkney and Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) courts and (b) prisons.

Answer

Damian Hinds
The professional advice from experts on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has evolved over time, from advice in the 1990s that RAAC did not pose a safety hazard to more recent advice on identifying and assessing structural adequacy. The Govern...

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