Concrete Betrayal: Hand-Delivering Our Demands to No. 10
Today, I submitted an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Housing Angela Rayner, renewing my call for a statutory Public Inquiry into the historic approval and use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in public housing and infrastructure across the United Kingdom.
This follows a deeply disappointing response from Building Safety Minister Alex Norris, who failed to address core issues raised in my original letter dated 4th June 2025. While his reply acknowledged the widespread presence of RAAC and reiterated that it has long been a “known issue,” it completely sidestepped concerns about systemic failures in governance, corruption, and the selling of unsafe homes under the Right to Buy scheme—without disclosing the associated risks.
Read MP Alex Norris's response (here)
Read my earlier open letter (here)
🔍 What’s Missing from the Government’s Response?
Despite mounting evidence that:
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Conflicts of interest existed among developers, researchers, and MPs involved in RAAC’s promotion,
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Local councils continued selling homes with dangerous RAAC roofs long after risks were known,
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Scottish housing was excluded from critical post-Ronan Point safety reviews,
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And misleading public communications downplayed the severe deterioration risks of RAAC,
…the Government's response has focused narrowly on technical risk assessments and regulatory reform. There has been no acknowledgement of decades-long institutional failures, no justice for affected homeowners, and no answers for how this happened.
📬 Letter Sent Today – Hand Delivery on Friday
The letter has now been submitted by email, and I will be hand-delivering a copy to 10 Downing Street this Friday 11th June, accompanied by residents whose lives have been turned upside down by this crisis. We are demanding a full inquiry not just into the material, but into the failure of public institutions to protect citizens, and the continued sale of unsafe homes without proper disclosure.
This crisis is not about concrete alone. It is about broken systems, eroded public trust, and a government that must answer to the people it has failed.
🙏 Support the Campaign
If you are affected by RAAC, or support the call for truth and justice, please share this blog post, contact your MP, and urge them to support a statutory Public Inquiry.
This is not just about buildings. It’s about lives, livelihoods, and accountability.
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Wilson Chowdhry
Chair, UK RAAC Campaign Group
📧 wilson@aasecurity.co.uk
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