Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 118052

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to review the statutory height threshold for a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Answer

Samantha Dixon

On 17 December 2025, the Department published the results of the Buildings Safety Regulator’s initial review of the definition of higher-risk buildings and its plans for an ongoing review. The initial review found that, at the time of publication, the cur...

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