§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice his Department has issued since 1979 to local authorities on planning, engineering and building in the context of accident prevention.
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§ Sir George YoungA circular was issued in March 1984 on planning controls and hazardous developments. The Department has written on six occasions to local authorities advising them of circumstances in which certain types of dwellings may present safety risks as a result of possible structural instability. This advice concerned Airey houses, Orlit dwellings, Bison wall-frame dwellings, Taylor Woodrow-Anglian buildings and other dwellings constructed of large load-bearing panels. The Building Research Establishment has published advice from time to time to local authorities and others on building safety.