Asbestos: Hospitals and Schools
Commons · Question 77526 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Emma Lewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) identify and (b) remove deteriorating asbestos in (i) schools and (ii) hospitals.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Oct 2025
The safety of those using and working in buildings including schools and hospitals is extremely important. The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) require all duty holders to assess whether asbestos is present, what condition it is in and whether i...