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Ministry of Defence: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of buildings owned by his Department that have asbestos.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of buildings owned by his Department that have asbestos.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    We take the health and safety of our Service personnel and defence employees extremely seriously and have robust procedures around managing asbestos which comply with Health and Safety regulations. We are responsible for circa 1,967 sites and each buildin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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