§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether, in making building regulations, the risks of Ronan Point type explosions are taken into consideration by his Department in deciding the strengths of walls and floors for traditional housing construction.
§ Mr. FreesonThe recent amendments to the building regulations were designed to guard against progressive collapse, whether caused by explosions or otherwise. They apply to new buildings, traditional or otherwise, of five storeys and over.
§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many explosions there were in houses and flats in 1966, 1967 and 1968 of a similar type and intensity to that which caused the collapse at Ronan Point.
§ Mr. FreesonThe number of explosions caused by gas resulting in severe structural damage to dwellings and notified to fire brigades in the United Kingdom was 22 in 1966, 12 in 1967 and 20 in 1968.