Ministry of Defence: Buildings

(asked on 3rd November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2021 to Question 65371, if he provide details on the appropriate measures required by the Defence Fire Safety Regulator and Defence Infrastructure Organisation in each of the 27 high rise buildings with combustible components in the external walls.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 11th November 2021

The high rise buildings across the Defence estate with external wall systems that do not conform to Government guidance have all been subjected to annually reviewed and assured Fire Risk Assessments and remain legally compliant for continued occupation.

The appropriate mitigations may include 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. Second party audits to monitor fire system maintenance are also being carried out.

Personnel who occupy the buildings have been kept informed through briefings, instructions and/or the posting of the Fire Risk Assessments in the affected blocks.

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