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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-03more like thismore than 2019-04-03
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Buildings: Insulation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing powers for local authorities to ensure combustible ACM cladding is removed from privately owned buildings; and what plans he has to ensure that local housing authorities are able to regulate effectively private buildings to ensure they meet fire safety standards. more like this
tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
tabling member printed
Helen Hayes more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government is determined that local authorities will have all the support they need to ensure that all high-rise buildings with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding are made permanently safe for the people who live in them and that building owners will not evade their responsibilities. We have provided new statutory guidance to local authorities in form of an addendum to the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) operating guidance that provides specific guidance on the assessment of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding. This will help local authorities to make robust hazard assessments, which can then be used as the basis on which to take enforcement action. We are committed to ensuring that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe and we will consult shortly on how we propose to implement the recommendations made by Dame Judith Hackitt in her Independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. In addition, we are reviewing the HHSRS as whole to assess how well it works in practice and ensure it is fit for purpose.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-08T15:02:11.617Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-08T15:02:11.617Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse remove filter
tabling member
4510
label Biography information for Helen Hayes more like this