Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 30257

High Rise Flats: Insulation

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal DemocratCarshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require the removal of all combustible material from residential buildings over 18 metres in height.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
On 29 November 2018, the Government banned the use of combustible materials in the external walls of new high-rise residential buildings over 18 metres in height. The ban also applies to new hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding sc...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 30257) →