Hansard extract from June 1983 discussing @NHBC
"There seems to be some type of cover-up going on, as I was refused a copy of the National House Building Council's report on this system which was then obtained by Granada and shows all of the major defects in the system."
"There seems to be some type of cover-up going on, as I was refused a copy of the National House Building Council's report on this system which was then obtained by Granada and shows all of the major defects in the system."
"...a debate should be held to force the Government to prevent the continued use of this system, at least until the BRE survey of timber frame construction is published in full and to ensure that the report is not hushed up."
From 1983 👇
"The report of @NHBC showed that on 33 per cent. of building sites visited fire stops had been omitted or incorrectly placed." #buildingsafetycrisis #notnewjustbigger
"The report of @NHBC showed that on 33 per cent. of building sites visited fire stops had been omitted or incorrectly placed." #buildingsafetycrisis #notnewjustbigger
"...it appears that a fraud is being perpetrated on the first-time buyer by certain speculative builders, assisted by Ministers" - this was said in Parliament 38 years ago @team_greenhalgh
Ouch: "Sir Lawrie @Barrattplc connections with the @Conservatives party are no secret. In 1979 the famous helicopter was used in the election campaign by the then Leader of the Opposition."
"...revelations of serious dangers and defects in this system which will lead to future excessive expenditure and hardship for tenants and owner-occupiers."
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