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1045454

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to safety concerns for residents in tower blocks where responsibility for the removal of combustible cladding is disputed.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL12990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that residents are safe, and feel safe, in their homes.</p><p>We are working closely with local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that interim safety measures are in place in all buildings until the cladding is replaced. We are backing local authorities to take enforcement action where building owners are refusing to remediate high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding. This will include financial support where this is necessary for the local authority to carry out emergency remedial work. We have also established a Joint Inspection Team to support local authorities and give them the confidence to pursue enforcement action.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 04/02/2019 16:04:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1132186

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to list the trade descriptions, names, and specifications of those forms of building external cladding material which should be removed for reasons of home security and safety in the case of buildings meeting minimum height requirements and at potential risk of fire.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL16347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>On the advice of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel the Department has published a number of advice notes for building owners or anyone responsible for, or advising on, the fire safety of external wall systems of residential buildings 18m or above in height. These are available (attached) at : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme#advice-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-programme#advice-notes</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190620 Advice_note_18 - HL16347.pdf title Advise Note 18 2 file name 190620 EP_advice_note_-_spandrel_panels - HL16347.pdf title Spandrel Panel 3 file name 190620 Expert_Panel_advice_note_on_non-ACM - HL16347.pdf title Advice Note on ACM question first answered 26/06/2019 13:12:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1156307

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether surveyors are returning zero valuations on properties in high-rise buildings by citing the Government's Advice Note 14 Advice on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material, published on 18 December 2018; and what steps they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to these questions in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL392 HL393 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:11:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1156308

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with industry representatives about leaseholders in high-rise buildings being unable to sell their properties due to blanket zero valuations by surveyors citing the Government's Advice Note 14 Advice on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material, published on 18 December 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to these questions in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL391 HL393 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:11:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1156309

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing mortgage lenders with instruction that would prevent, and end, leaseholders in high-rise buildings being unable to sell their properties due to blanket zero valuations by surveyors citing the Government's Advice Note 14 Advice on external wall systems that do not incorporate Aluminium Composite Material, published on 18 December 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to these questions in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL391 HL392 question first answered 05/11/2019 15:11:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1181106

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that all apartment blocks with combustible cladding have such cladding removed; and if so, by when.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>For buildings which require non-ACM remedial works, residents’ safety remains this Government's utmost priority and there is no excuse for building owners not ensuring that residents are safe in their homes. Government will continue to support leaseholders and is reviewing options on how best to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 09/03/2020 17:35:15 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1197869

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 progress made by the private sector to remediate the use of unsafe aluminium composite materials on high rise buildings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available (attached) at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884990/Building_Safety_Data_Release_April_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884990/Building_Safety_Data_Release_April_2020.pdf</a>.</p><p>The publication shows that as of the end of April 2020, the number of private residential high-rise buildings in England identified with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations in England was 208. Of those: 28 had completed remediation, 14 had started remediation and the ACM cladding had been removed, 35 had started remediation (ACM cladding not yet removed), 90 had a remediation plan in place, 40 had an intent to remediate and one building had an unclear remediation plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 04/06/2020 12:52:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200603 Building_Safety_Data_Release_April_2020 - HL4834.pdf title Building Safety Data
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1217241

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many buildings above 18 metres in height still have aluminium composite material cladding.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the number of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbuilding-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-may-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSH_BSPCorrespondence%40communities.gov.uk%7C381ad6c5f4844940721e08d8190f0d92%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637286899719991277&amp;sdata=%2F1yWyoJsEaZw9LeIssJMezzQLtLVc0B%2BoDKvtq5h9UQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-may-2020</a>. This shows that there are 300 high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations yet to be remediated in England. Of these, 140 buildings have started remediation, including 54 buildings that have had their ACM cladding systems removed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/06/2020 11:46:18 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200625 Building_Safety_Data_Release_May_2020 - HL6044.pdf title Building Safety programme monthly data
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1217242

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the details of the owners of buildings above 18 metres in height with aluminium composite material cladding have been disclosed.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has a policy of not publicly disclosing information which could reveal the identity of buildings which have failed or are inferred to have failed cladding tests. This is because there are concerns that this information could be used by those with malicious intent to attack or otherwise compromise the safety of these buildings and their residents.</p><p>However, in February 2020, the Department published a list of corporate entities that have indicated that they are taking on the responsibility for the remediation of unsafe ACM cladding, but where at least one of their buildings does not yet have a plan in place. This can be (attached) found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23corporate-entities-without-a-plan-for-remediating-unsafe-acm-cladding&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSH_BSPCorrespondence%40communities.gov.uk%7C51bd6a31ca2a429d9a8308d818f8742a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637286802656558348&amp;sdata=0tZX7ZWpI0c8QCvK%2Bp7%2FbLZcGyJlSmBdGdaop31n2cc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> , and the list will be updated periodically. Entities are excluded from this list if it would lead to the identification of a specific building with unsafe ACM cladding .</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/06/2020 11:47:30 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 200629 Aluminium composite material cladding - GOV.UK - HL6045.pdf title Unsafe ACM Cladding
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1219436

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
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 Greenhalgh on 29 June (HL6045), whether residents in buildings that have failed cladding tests in relation to aluminium composite material cladding are notified of that failure.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Building safety is the responsibility of the building owner. Where a building is found to have unsafe ACM cladding, the building owner should inform all leaseholders and residents of this. Building owners should also inform leaseholders and residents of the nature of the remedial works they intend to carry out, and provide regular updates on progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 13/07/2020 14:58:05 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth