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1226765

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he made of the number of buildings in (a) Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands which require remedial work to remove flammable cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding materials unlikely to meet building regulations, and their remediation progress, is available in the Building Safety Programme’s monthly data release here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-june-2020</a>. This includes information specifically for the local authority of Birmingham, and other local authorities in the West Midlands, in Appendix 2. Information by constituency is not available due to the higher risk of identification of particular buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 07/09/2020 13:58:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1296965

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish in full the evidential basis for the 18 metre threshold criteria required to apply for Government grants for the removal of dangerous cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	161889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>We are taking decisive action to improve building safety and prioritising unsafe cladding which is a higher risk and can act as a fire accelerant – and is a greater risk in higher rise blocks. Home Office analysis of fire and rescue service statistics shows buildings between 18 and 30 metres are four times as likely to suffer a fire with fatalities or serious casualties than apartment buildings in general.  18 metres is also the height at which building standards become more restrictive in England and presumptions about firefighting tactics change</p><p><br> It is right that we prioritise action on higher rise buildings (over 18 metres) where risk to multiple households is greater when fire spreads. It is therefore the height criterion we have chosen for the Building Safety Fund and the Waking Watch Relief Fund. For the purposes of the Building Safety Fund we are allowing a tolerance of 30cm to this measurement so where there is appropriate evidence that a building measures 17.7 metres or above it will be eligible in regard to its height. This is to allow for measurement error, the potential for ground levels to have varied from the original design and the settlement of the building over time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 162723 question first answered 08/03/2021 17:55:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1685329

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending rights to access (a) Remediation Contribution Orders through the First-tier Tribunal and (b) other lower-cost legal action to buildings under 11 metres where leaseholders need to pursue legal action to recover cladding remediation costs.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	11595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>It is generally accepted that the life safety risk is proportional to the height of buildings.   The risk to life from historical fire safety defects is lower in buildings under 11m, therefore building safety related remediation works are required in a very small number of buildings under 11m.</p><p>In rare cases where remediation work is required in buildings under 11 metres, the government has retrospectively extended the limitation period under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 enabling legal action against developers and contractors where works completed in the last 30 years made a dwelling not “fit for habitation”.</p><p>We would welcome examples of any specific cases under 11m where there are concerns to be raised with the Department for further review.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 31/01/2024 12:59:27 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1002091

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) care homes that are (i) clad and (ii) insulated with non-ACM combustible cladding materials.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	188175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Building Safety Programme is tracking the remediation of residential buildings over 18 metres with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems. The Building Safety Programme works closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS Improvement and the Department for Education, to ensure that appropriate remediation steps are being taken on public buildings with unsafe ACM cladding systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2018 17:18:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1002103

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Advice Note 19, Advice for owners of buildings which include spandrel panels/ window panels/ infill panels, when the Government plans to publish the findings of its investigation into the risks of non-ACM combustible cladding materials.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	188182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will be researching the fire performance of high pressure laminate panels, among other non-ACM cladding materials, as part of its wider investigation into the risks of non-ACM combustible cladding.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2018 17:13:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1002104

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Advice Note 19, Advice for owners of buildings which include spandrel panels/ window panels/ infill panels, whether his Department has examined high-pressure laminate cladding as part of its investigation into the risks of non-ACM combustible cladding materials.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	188183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will be researching the fire performance of high pressure laminate panels, among other non-Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) cladding materials, as part of its wider investigation into the risks of non-ACM combustible cladding.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2018 17:06:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1003579

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment he has made of the level of risk combustible cladding poses to (a) schools, (b) care homes and (c) hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	189775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The remediation programme underway since the Grenfell Tower tragedy is dealing with Aluminium Composite Materials cladding systems which are unsafe. We expect building owners to be systematically reviewing the safety of their buildings as a matter of course. All buildings covered under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which include schools, hospitals, and residential care premises, must have their fire risk assessment regularly reviewed so as to keep it up to date.</p><p>Schools are very safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS, Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2018 16:27:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1003580

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what estimate the Government has made of the number of planned (a) school, (b) hospital and (c) care home buildings where (i) planning permission has been granted or (ii) work has commenced on site and which include the use of combustible cladding or insulation.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	189840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information or publish statistics on the number of schools, hospitals or care home buildings with planning permission, or which has started on site, broken down by external wall type.</p><p>Schools are, in general, safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills. The Department for Education is responsible for this area.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government has taken action to ensure that the safety issues that caused it will not happen again. This has included a survey to identify high-rise buildings over 18 metres tall, with Aluminium Composite Material cladding, in England. The latest available information on the cladding status of these building is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Government established a Building Safety Programme that included an independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety. Following the publication of the review the Government announced in June 2018 that it intended to ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise buildings, subject to consultation.</p><p>Following consultation, the Government announced on 1 October 2018 that it will take forward this ban on all high-rise residential buildings, as well as hospitals, residential care premises, residential schools and student accommodation above 18 metres. This ban will be delivered through changes to Building Regulations and will limit materials available to products achieving a European classification of Class A1 or A2. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for this policy area.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. As with schools, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate. The Department for Health and Social Care is responsible for this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 17:14:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1010227

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2018 to Question 186415 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment his Department has made of the risk posed by non-ACM building materials on the external walls of buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	192840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>In consultation with the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, The Government has also provided advice to building owners about common non-Aluminium Cladding Material (ACM) external wall systems, including ones using Metal Composite Materials, High Pressure Laminates (HPL) or External Wall Insulation (EWI) with a render or brick-slip finish.</p><p>We expect building owners to be systematically reviewing the safety of their buildings as a matter of course. We have given building owners clear advice about the steps that should be followed to remediate combustible non-ACM cladding for the longer term. Advice relating to cladding is under constant review and consideration by the Expert Panel which was set up following the Grenfell Tower fire. The Government has also commissioned further research to support further understanding in the industry of the fire performance of external wall systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/11/2018 17:12:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1010231

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2018 to Question 186415 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of high-rise building owners to identify combustible insulation and cladding other than ACM cladding on their external walls.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	192842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We expect building owners to be systematically reviewing the safety of their buildings as a matter of course. We have given building owners clear advice about the steps that should be followed to remediate combustible non-Aluminium Cladding Material cladding for the longer term. Where building owners are not able to identify the material used on the external wall of their building, or there is doubt, we have advised they seek professional advice and have provided guidance on how to obtain it.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/11/2018 17:11:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed