§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what resources he makes available for treatment of Mundic aggregate. [43421]
§ Mr. WilsonI have been asked to reply.
Over the past eight years Government have provided funding for the work of the Building Research Establishment programme that looks at problems in concrete materials. This work has included an investigation into mundic treatment processes and testing procedures.
§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what progress has been made in developing methods of testing and assessment to enable the maximum number of homes built using mundic aggregate to be accepted by mortgage lenders. [43438]
§ Mr. WilsonI have been asked to reply.
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Mundic Working Group published "Stage Three Expansion Testing" on 29 January 2002. The test has been accepted 679W by the Council of Mortgage Lenders and will allow some further houses to be removed from the mortgage black list.