'Mitigations will be put in place as necessary,' parliamentary officials said
A parliamentary spokesman said: “As part of routine ongoing investigations RAAC was identified in one area of the Palace.
“Structural engineers have confirmed there is no immediate risk. Where RAAC is found, mitigations will be put in place as necessary.” It comes as ministers remain amid squabbling over who will bear the cost of interim measures and emergency works at schools across the UK.between 1950 and the mid-1990s in roofs, floors, cladding and walls – but the material has a short life cycle, leaving buildings that used it at risk of structural failures if it fails to hold together.
Most of the Parliamentary estate dates back far further, with Westminster Hall dating from 1016 and the Houses of Parliament rebuilt after a fire in the late 1800s – but considerable renovations have taken place since, including the construction of new buildings to house MPs’ offices.
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