Speeches

Jim Fitzpatrick – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department had with the Department for Education before the decision to withdraw government guidance that most new schools are expected to be fitted with automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Brandon Lewis

The Department for Education’s consultation on Fire Safety Design for Schools – Building Bulletin (BB) 100 Revised closed on 15 August and the Department for Education is considering responses.

We will engage with the Department for Education on its proposals on the way forward, ahead of its publication .