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Radon

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assistance is available to householders for preventative work in areas identified as having a high radon risk. (122809)

The Building Research Establishment published the following three booklets which provide guidance for preventative measures to resist the ingress of radon:

Radon: guidance on protective measures for new dwellings, A BRE guide to radon remedial measures in existing dwellings—dwellings with cellars and basements,

Radon: guidance on protective measures for new dwellings in Scotland.

Reference to radon protection is also included in approved document part C—site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture.