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767317

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Building Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 25 September (HL1605), whether the Building Control Department of a local authority would be deemed an independent scrutiny body when signing off work carried out by contractors working for that same local authority.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Building Act 1984 requires local authorities to carry out the building control function unless the person carrying out the building work has chosen to employ an approved inspector as the building control body. A local authority may act as the building control body in respect of work being carried out by or on behalf of the same local authority.</p><p>Local authorities are required by the Building Regulations 2010 to take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that building work complies with all applicable requirements in the Building Regulations whoever is carrying out the building work. The Government has published a set of Building Control Performance Standards to provide guidance to building control bodies on how to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 30/10/2017 15:08:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

764324

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 25 September (HL1604), whether local authorities can expect automatic financial assistance for replacing unsafe materials in cases where it is demonstrated that they followed the previous standards and processes set out in building regulations that are now being reviewed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s large scale tests were conducted to British Standard BS8414, which is a way of demonstrating, for a building over 18m, that a wall system meets relevant Building Regulations guidance. The outcome of these tests showed that four of the cladding systems failed to meet the test criteria.</p><p>The Government expects building owners to fund measures designed to make a building safe and to draw on existing resources to do so. The Government will consider the removal of financial restrictions where financial barriers stand in the way of essential work being done. We will work with local authorities who approach us on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/10/2017 16:13:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

760491

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the robustness of tests to determine the extent to which materials are fire resistant carried out before the Grenfell Tower fire, compared with tests conducted by the Building Research Establishment more recently; and whether the robustness of those tests has any impact on the availability of Government financial assistance to housing providers for the replacement of materials that are a fire hazard.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2006, Building Regulations guidance has provided two approaches to testing materials for use in cladding systems. These are to either test the combustibility of each component or to test them as a system. The recent large-scale tests at Building Research Establishment are in accordance with this second approach. The Government will consider the system of Building Regulations in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety. The Government expects building owners to fund measures designed to make a building safe and to draw on existing resources to do so. A decision on financial assistance for social landlords will be determined on the basis of their ability to pay for essential fire safety works, and they should contact the Department or the regulator for social housing to discuss the position.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/09/2017 13:01:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

760492

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whose responsibility it was, prior to the Grenfell Tower fire, to ensure that tests on wall cladding systems were carried out in a rigorous fashion; and who is responsible for assessing why such tests reached different conclusions in some cases to those carried out by the Building Research Establishment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The Building Regulations allow for a range of different approaches to demonstrating compliance. The responsibility for ensuring that the requirements of the regulations have been met rests with the person responsible for the work and this must be scrutinised by an independent building control body. The Government will consider these issues in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/09/2017 13:04:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755141

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to revise building regulations in the light of tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment on three different types of aluminium composite material cladding combined with different types of insulation; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced on 28 July that, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt will chair an independent review to examine current building regulations and fire safety with a particular focus on high rise residential buildings. It will report jointly to the Communities Secretary and the Home Secretary, and will examine:</p><ul><li><p>the regulatory system around the design, construction and on-going management of buildings in relation to fire safety;</p></li><li><p>related compliance and enforcement issues;</p></li><li><p>international regulation and experience in this area.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:25:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755142

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between (1) the tests that their Expert Advisory Panel commissioned from the Building Research Establishment following the Grenfell Tower fire, and (2) tests conducted by the building industry which informed decisions relating to the refurbishment of that block.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>We cannot comment on issues specifically related to Grenfell Tower, as these are matters for the public inquiry and the on-going police investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:24:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755143

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to why those responsible for fire safety within the building industry did not carry out the tests that their Expert Advisory Panel commissioned from the Building Research Establishment following the Grenfell Tower fire on the performance of three different types of aluminium composite material cladding combined with different types of insulation material.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>We cannot comment on tests that have been carried out independently to the current Building Research Establishment testing programme commissioned by the Expert Panel. The Industry has acknowledged that it needs to help co-ordinate the construction industry’s response to the challenges of implementing recommendations from the Expert Advisory Panel and Government. An Industry Response Group has been established to take this forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:24:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755144

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions they were formally approached by (1) academics, and (2) other persons or bodies, requesting that they conduct additional tests on the flammability of the cladding added to high rise buildings such as Grenfell Tower when used in combination with different types of insulation; and whether they intend to revise the guidance relating to such tests and processes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received representations from a number of bodies about the tests which have been carried out on cladding, and now cladding and insulation installed on high rise buildings. The Government’s approach to these tests is set out in the most recent explanatory note, which can be found (attached) here:</p><p><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></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/08/2017 15:33:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170726 Safety checks explanatory note - (HL1152).pdf title Explanatory note on safety checks
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

755146

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will begin discussions with local authorities on how those authorities should replace any insulation material deemed unsafe with new material that meets both safety and energy conservation standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>Immediately after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government convened a meeting of independent experts, who advised that the immediate priority was a testing programme on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding on high-rise residential buildings, which is one element of a wall cladding system. Following further advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, the Government has now commissioned the Building Research Establishment to test different wall cladding systems using three common types of ACM panelling with two commonly used types of insulation. The results will provide further evidence of how some commonly used wall systems using ACM perform in a fire. This evidence will be used to produce further advice to inform building owners’ decisions on whether they need to take any additional action to make their building safe.</p><p>If owners decide, on the basis of professional advice and in light of further tests results, to remove their cladding and / or insulation, then this needs to be properly planned. In these instances it is even more important that building owners implement the interim measures on fire safety that have been set out by the Department on 22 June 2017 to help ensure the safety of residents during that period.</p><p>The Government’s expectation is that landlords will fund measures designed to make a building fire safe, and will draw on their existing resources to do so. Where a local authority has concerns about funding essential fire safety measures, they should approach us as soon as possible to discuss the position. Where works have been advised by local fire services to be essential to ensure the fire safety of a building, we will ensure that current restrictions on the use of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead. This does not include general improvements or enhancements to buildings which go beyond this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/08/2017 14:30:10 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

748845

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they will make a decision on the allocations from the Community Housing Fund for 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Community Housing Fund was launched on 23 December 2016 to put local groups who know their area’s needs best in the driving seat and help them deliver housing that is affordable to the local community. My officials are working up proposals and a decision on how the Fund will be delivered from 2017/18 will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/07/2017 15:56:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb