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Grenfell Tower Inquiry — 161 mentions in Parliament since Jun 2017

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Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the benefits to the timber fire door manufacturing sector of moving from the current national fire door testing standard BS476 to the proposed new standard EN1634-

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the testing site capacity required to carry-out fire door tests for the new EN1634-1 classification within the proposed 12-month transi

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Care Homes: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's consultation document Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential buildings published on 23 December 2022,

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact on the (a) productivity of and (b) costs to timber fire door manufacturers of the proposed 12-month transition period for moving from the cu

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of timber fire doors and (b) size of the timber fire door manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the timber fire door manufacturing sector on his Department's proposals to remove the national classification BS476 for fire door resistance from Approved

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
07 Feb 2023
Buildings: Fire Prevention
Mr Clive Betts Labour → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what additional support his Department plans to make available to timber fire door manufacturers to ensure a smooth transition from the national fire door testing standard BS476 to t

Government answer
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class... Read full answer →
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