HC Deb 26 February 1975 vol 887 c136W
57. Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what extent alumina was used in constructions other than schools; and who will bear the cost of testing and any remedial work that needs to be carried out on such buildings.

Mr. Kaufman

About 17,000 buildings other than schools have so far been identified as containing high alumina cement concrete, but the total number could be in the region of 50,000. The cost of testing and necessarily remedial work will fall in the first instance on either the owner or the occupier, depending on the terms of any lease or agreement relating to the building.

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