Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13271

Fire Extinguishers

Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring the installation and retrofitting of sprinklers in (a) all buildings regularly used by vulnerable people and (b)

Answer

Alex Norris
Building owners are required to ensure that existing care home buildings or warehouses have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. As part of this process, some owners may choose to retrofit sprinklers as part of their overall fire strategy, whil...

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