Dr Julian Huppert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Julian Huppert on 2014-03-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue to schools specific guidance on removing asbestos from premises.

Mr David Laws

The guidance from the Health and Safety Executive is that, if asbestos is undamaged and unlikely to be disturbed, then it is usually safer to leave it in place and to manage it as required by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. If asbestos is found to be in an unsealed, damaged or poor condition, then it should be repaired, sealed, enclosed or removed using trained personnel. The Department for Education has no plans to issue school-specific guidance.