The Mayor of London faced questions on the concrete crisis today at the London Assembly.

Responding to questions on the building safety (cladding) and concrete crisis by Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Hina Bokhari, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan revealed that a further four schools in London not on the Department of Education’s list of impacted sites could contain RAAC. The Mayor stated that these schools would be made public once the UK Government grants permission to do so.

The Mayor also revealed that despite Deputy Mayor for Housing Tom Copley writing to the UK Government on August 7th about concerns over RAAQ and housing and chasing up since, they have still not received a response from the Government.

After been asked by Assembly Member Bokhari about the number of homes in London that could be impacted by RAAC the Mayor stated that he has asked for a full review into the Greater London Authority Estate and that the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London, London Fire Brigade, the G15 housing associations and London Councils were also carrying out reviews of their estates.

Commenting on the revelations Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Hina Bokhari said:

“The last two weeks we have seen the horrific impact of neglect by the Conservative Government when it comes to building safety.

“Many parents, including myself are now seriously concerned over the safety of schools and pupils in light of revelations over unsafe concrete and it is concerning that there may be yet more schools in London impacted.

“It is appalling the UK Government knew this was a problem, yet failed to act and now we are in a situation where we potentially have a second building safety crisis after the cladding crisis has already caused such hardship for so many people.

“This Conservative Government has let Londoners down time and time again and people are tired of the nonstop excuses.”