Written questions

Fire Prevention: Standards

Commons · Question 24724 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the suitability of guidance on non-cladding relevant defects for defective fire doors.

Answer

Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 8 Sep 2026

Guidance sets out the legal duties of Responsible Persons to identify any fire precautions that are needed to ensure their building and people within it are safe. This is typically the building owner for residential buildings. Guidance also sets out what ...