asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what research his Department (a) has conducted and (b) is conducting, into the defects of postwar system-built housing.
The Building Research Establishment has a continuing role in identifying lessons to be learnt from problems found in housing, and other types of buildings.The BRE has carried out a major investigation of prefabricated reinforced concrete houses designed before 1960 and has published several reports. It has also reported on the Smith system.
| Name | Profession/Occupation | Appointment Expires |
| Advisory Committee for England | ||
| Mr. P. G. Brackley | Industry | 31 May 1986 |
| Mr. P. Conder | Ornithologist | 29 November 1986 |
| Dr. B. Green | Ecologist | 29 November 1986 |
The BRE is now engaged in a programme of research into large panel systems of construction and has published a report on Ronan Point and other Taylor Woodrow/ Anglian buildings. BRE has begun work aimed at producing advice on the inspection, maintenance and, where necessary, repair of steel framed houses.