Ministry of Defence: High Rise Flats

(asked on 2nd November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional safety measures have been put in place in the 27 high rise armed forces accommodation buildings in response to the presence of flammable cladding.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 10th November 2021

All high rise buildings currently occupied on the Defence estate which have been identified as having combustible external wall systems, have a current Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) in place and remain legally compliant for continued occupation.

The requirements of each FRA varies between buildings but they would include requirements such as regular testing of the automatic fire detection and alarm system, emergency lighting, regular inspection by barrack inspection teams and Fire Risk specialists a simultaneous evacuation strategy and regular fire drills.

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