Question follow-through · 75507
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of buildings under 18m in height but classified as higher-risk solely due to the treatment of non-residential base
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of buildings under 18m in height but classified as higher-risk solely due to the treatment of non-residential base
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2025
Answer published
If the building is below 18m in height (measured from ground level) and has fewer than 7 storeys, it should not be classed as higher-risk under the current regulatory framework. Importantly, storeys located below ground level - including non-residential b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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