High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 33764 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Margaret Mullane
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that both staircases in new residential buildings over 18 metres function as fire-fighting stai
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 5 Mar 2025
In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the UK government took significant steps to enhance fire safety in new residential buildings including increased provisions of sprinkler systems, and the ban on combustible materials in external walls.Follow...