UK Parliament Calls in Surveyors to Test for Dangerous Concrete
- Tests being carried out to see if RAAC present, person says
- Material has caused more than 100 schools to close buildings
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Tests are being carried out to determine whether the UK Houses of Parliament contain the form of crumbling concrete that caused ministers last week to tell more than 100 schools to close buildings.
Surveyors are investigating if any parts of the parliamentary estate have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) within their fabric, a person familiar with the work said. Tests are ongoing, and authorities are unable to say whether RAAC has yet been found, they said.