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732330

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Government's agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party once it has been concluded.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>A copy of the confidence and supply agreement and supporting financial annex has been placed in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/07/2017 09:41:14 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

732345

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to revise fire safety procedures for social housing.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>On 22 June we provided advice to all social landlords about interim safety measures that should be taken immediately where it has been determined that a building has Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding that is unlikely to be compliant with the requirements of the current Building Regulations.</p><p>This advice was provided by an independent panel of experts and takes account of the three emerging findings from the Metropolitan Police investigation into Grenfell Tower. We also announced a new independent expert advisory panel to advise on any immediate measures that can be put in place to make buildings safe (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire</a>).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:33:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732346

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing properties are fitted with the same cladding used at Grenfell Tower.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We cannot comment on the cladding used at Grenfell Tower which is a matter for the police investigation.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 September, the Government published consolidated advice for building owners following large-scale testing which can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that there were 173 high-rise social housing buildings in England with Aluminium Composite Material, 165 of which have cladding systems which the Expert Panel advise are unlikely to meet current Building Regulations guidance and therefore present fire hazards on buildings over 18 metres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 14:04:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732347

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is taking steps to proceed with renovating all social housing properties that have been fitted with flammable cladding.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on social housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities and housing associations free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities housing associations and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:26:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

731705

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Midlands Fire Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what the budget was and (b) how many firefighters were employed by West Midlands Fire Service in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The West Midlands fire and rescue service’s annual operational expenditure to 2015-16 and budget for 2016-17, also available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of full time equivalent firefighters for West Midlands fire and rescue service at 31 March for each year are as follows, also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/09/2017 09:16:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

731706

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on tower blocks in Wolverhampton which are clad in flammable substances.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not been informed of any high rise residential buildings in Wolverhampton where combustible material has been identified by the Building Research Establishment’s (BRE) testing programme. However, NHS Improvement did confirm on Tuesday 18 July that a cladding sample from an in-patient unit at New Cross Hospital, part of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, had been screened as not being of limited combustibility in the test being carried out at BRE.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 13:45:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 375 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

731848

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional fire safety arrangements will be put in place in tall residential tower blocks which may have flammable cladding; and what central Government funding is available to finance such arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department wrote to local authority and housing association landlords on 18 June, setting out immediate actions that should be taken to identify residential tower blocks over 18 metres in height with aluminium type external cladding. The Department wrote again on 19 June to set out the process they should follow to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 June, we published a note at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a>. This note confirms the advice in those letters to local authorities, with further specific information about the tests being carried out.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 July we published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 10:22:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 385 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

731852

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Queen's Speech 2017, how much financial support the Government will provide to councils where urgent fire-safety checks have identified buildings as high risk; and what is the application process for that support.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:41:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 388 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

731853

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire-safety checks have been carried out in high-rise residential blocks in Birmingham since the Grenfell Tower fire; and, of those checks, how many buildings have been identified as high risk.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently collecting information from all social housing providers in relation to cladding on tower blocks. Testing is being undertaken by the Building Research Establishment where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is identified. We have alerted owners, landlords and managers of private sector residential blocks to the issue and have made the testing facility available to them.</p><p>Where testing of ACM cladding reveals concerns, the priority in the first instance is to work with the relevant local authority and the fire and rescue service to determine the most appropriate course of action. Where we have results for specific areas, and tenants have been informed of the action to be taken, then further details will be released publicly.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:05:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 389 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

731854

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the findings of fire-safety checks carried out in high-rise residential blocks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on housing over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, local authorities, housing associations, private sector landlords and the fire and rescue service will determine the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. We have given landlords advice on the immediate mitigating actions they should take and are consulting an expert advisory panel to develop further advice. We will publish a list of buildings tested in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:24:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 390 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe