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752872

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3059, how many health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems have been carried out by the Health and Safety Executive on buildings over 18 metres high in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	5348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive has not undertaken any health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems on buildings over 18 metres high in the last four years.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2017 14:49:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

755626

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2017 to Question 5348, how many health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems have been carried out by the Health and Safety Executive on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	7375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not undertaken any health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years. Such assessments are not required by health and safety at work legislation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2017 13:46:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

758884

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2017 to Question 7375 and of 13 July 2017 to Question 3059, whether the installation of cladding and external wall insulation systems requires assessment under health and safety at work legislation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Health and safety at work legislation requires duty holders installing cladding and external wall insulation systems to manage and control risks from their work activities. To enable them to do this, they are required to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees and others from their work activities.</p><p> </p><p>The fire and structural safety of cladding and external wall insulation systems is subject to the requirements of Building Regulations. Building control bodies, not HSE, are responsible for checking compliance with Building Regulations’ requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/09/2017 14:05:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

882690

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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 (a) procedures and (b) funding his Department has in place to provide alternative accommodation to leaseholders in a tower block in the event that that tower block is evacuated as a consequence of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	135752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The decision to evacuate a building due to fire safety concerns is a serious matter and should be considered in light of the risks for each specific building. Where this decision is taken, the local housing authority is responsible for ensuring any necessary procedures are in place, including for the provision of alternative accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 135753 question first answered 19/04/2018 14:36:55 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

882691

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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 (a) procedures and (b) funding his Department has in place to provide alternative accommodation to social housing tenants in a tower block in the event that that tower block is evacuated as a consequence of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	135753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The decision to evacuate a building due to fire safety concerns is a serious matter and should be considered in light of the risks for each specific building. Where this decision is taken, the local housing authority is responsible for ensuring any necessary procedures are in place, including for the provision of alternative accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 135752 question first answered 19/04/2018 14:36:55 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

907117

registered interest
date	18/05/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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, whether all high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding have now been identified.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	145535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>As of 12 April, our testing programme at the Building Research Establishment has identified <strong>317</strong> buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding in England. Of these, <strong>304</strong> 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. Of the <strong>304</strong> buildings, <strong>158</strong> are social housing, <strong>14</strong> are public buildings, <strong>101</strong> are private residential and <strong>31</strong> are student residential. We publish the most recent figures on the government website every month. Data is still being collected by local authorities on identification of all private sector buildings.</p><p>To support the identification of private sector residential buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe ACM cladding, on 17 May I issued a direction to all local housing authorities to pay particular regard to cladding-related issues when reviewing housing in their areas.</p><p>In March, we announced additional funding totalling £1 million to support the most affected local authorities in identifying buildings with unsafe cladding.</p><p>The Government will fully fund the removal and replacement of potentially dangerous ACM cladding on buildings over 18 metres owned by social landlords, with costs estimated at £400 million.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/05/2018 14:12:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

914761

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the rate of VAT charged on work to reclad tower blocks resulting from the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	149092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>On 16 May the government announced that it will fully fund the removal and replacement of potentially dangerous ACM cladding on residential social housing buildings, which are over 18 metres tall and owned by social landlords. This commitment is estimated to cost £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government also established a comprehensive building safety programme and made it clear that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on buildings over 18 meters which was not compliant with building regulations guidance should be remediated by the building owners. The government has provided £1m in financial support to help local authorities identify high-rise private residential buildings with unsafe cladding. This work will ensure that hazards in high rise residential buildings are addressed and the government continues to work closely with local authorities, building owners and leaseholder groups to establish what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 149093 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:22:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

914762

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT which will be accrued to the public purse from the £400m allocated by the Government to renew cladding on tower blocks that have failed fire safety tests.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	149093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>On 16 May the government announced that it will fully fund the removal and replacement of potentially dangerous ACM cladding on residential social housing buildings, which are over 18 metres tall and owned by social landlords. This commitment is estimated to cost £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government also established a comprehensive building safety programme and made it clear that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on buildings over 18 meters which was not compliant with building regulations guidance should be remediated by the building owners. The government has provided £1m in financial support to help local authorities identify high-rise private residential buildings with unsafe cladding. This work will ensure that hazards in high rise residential buildings are addressed and the government continues to work closely with local authorities, building owners and leaseholder groups to establish what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 149092 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:22:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

931774

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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 the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 16 May 2018, Official Report, column 399,what discussions he has had with Abacus Land 4 Ltd, the freeholder at Heysmoor Heights in Liverpool, in relation to funding cladding removal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	158171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>I spoke with Richard Silva, the Chief Executive of Long Harbour which administer Abacus Land 4 Ltd, on 23 May. Mr Silva informed me that Abacus Land 4 Ltd is owned by pension fund holders. I affirmed the Government's position that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding in the Heysmoor Heights building.</p><p>We expect building owners in the private sector to explore all options to protect leaseholders from incurring the costs associated with replacing unsafe cladding. The Secretary of State recently held roundtables with leaseholders to understand their concerns and with industry to discuss the barriers to remediation and potential solutions. We are considering the proposals made and have not ruled out any options.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/07/2018 16:36:38 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

934228

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	High Rise Flats: 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, how many (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted funding for the replacement of flammable cladding on tower blocks; and how many (A) local authority and (B) housing association tower blocks have been (1) the subject of such applications and (2) been granted that funding.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	160072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>We published guidance on 3 July setting out how local authorities and housing associations can apply for funding for the replacement of unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding on social residential buildings 18 metres and over. We want to be able to make payments as soon as possible so would like building owners to make applications by the end of August.</p><p>The application guidance is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-sector-acm-cladding-remediation-fund-application-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-sector-acm-cladding-remediation-fund-application-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/07/2018 11:33:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey