§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the housing authorities that have written to him in the past six months about polyurethane ceilings in their dwellings.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe Ashford Borough Council and the Greater London Council have written seeking financial help with the replacement of these ceilings. My Department has also been asked for general advice on these ceilings by various other authorities.
§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the tests carried out by his Department on polyurethane ceiling board in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. ArmstrongNo tests on polyurethane ceiling board as such have been carried out during the last 12 months. The results of earlier tests were, however, published in November 1976 as CP73/76, of which the hon. Member has a copy. Further papers in course of preparation will cover the investigation of actual fires in which such ceiling boards were involved and will relate the risks, if any, arising from their use to the risk of fire in dwellings generally.