§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research he has commissioned to be carried out into the fire safety implications of the presence of lightweight polymer-cored sandwich panels in the food processing industry; and by which organisations this research was carried out. [11271]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesOfficials in my Department have been working on this question with colleagues in the Home Office who had commissioned the Building Research Establishment to undertake an initial review of the fire safety of large insulated sandwich panels. My Department will commission follow-up tests with larger specimens shortly.