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746809

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what oversight his Department has of the dispersal of relief funding being collected by different organisations for the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	2110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>DCLG has contributed £1 million to a fund co-ordinated by the London Funders, in partnership with a coalition of independent charitable trusts and foundations, to support charities and other groups helping those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. The consortia will provide assurance to DCLG that resources granted from this fund support the local voluntary sector to meet the needs of the communities affected, ensure the organisations are working to support those affected and that they are already an established local resource and are relied upon by local people.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 16:41:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

746810

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that trustees of the organisations responsible for the dispersal of relief funding after the Grenfell Tower tragedy have no conflict of interest.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	2111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>As stated in my answer today to Question UIN 2110, the consortium will provide assurance to DCLG that this fund is used to support the local community and voluntary sector to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the fire. The consortium will also ensure the organisations in receipt of this funding are recognised charities, incorporated bodies or other organisations which are operating for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes and have been directly supporting those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 16:43:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

746925

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Buildings: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has conducted checks of the type carried out on residential buildings at (a) NHS hospitals, (b) schools, (c) colleges, (d) universities and (e) other public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	2018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have initiated testing in priority buildings across the public sector, including hospitals, schools, colleges and universities. We are prioritising testing on buildings where people sleep overnight, which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding and are of a certain height. Where appropriate, organisations are working with the fire and rescue service to put in place precautionary safety checks and measures. We have set up an expert panel to advise us on any immediate steps that should be taken to ensure fire safety, and we will act on those. The role of the expert panel and the advice already given following Grenfell is set out in a note published last week at:</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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 16:44:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

746299

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make electrical safety checks in rented homes mandatory after the working group set up by his Department under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 completes its work.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	1801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Following Royal Assent of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations to ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. The Working Group has concluded and their report and recommendations are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:25:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1425 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

733000

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes have been made to standard fire safety tests conducted on external cladding since the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>A note explaining the government building safety programme, including an explanation of the methodology being used by the Building Research Establishment to test samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, has been published at: <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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:29:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1410 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

733021

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to survey and test external cladding on private sector accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Testing in residential tower blocks is well underway. Local authorities and housing associations have been instructed to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing. We have also alerted owners, landlords and managers of private sector residential blocks, and made the testing facility available to them at no cost. We are working closely with landlords, local authorities and the fire and rescue services to determine the best course of action for any block of flats - including private residential blocks - determined to have ACM.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:22:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1419 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

733032

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what safety tests are being conducted on non-domestic public high-rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have initiated testing in priority buildings across the public sector, including NHS Trust and Foundation Trust buildings. We are prioritising testing on buildings where people sleep overnight, which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding and are of a certain height. We will identify further priorities for testing in the coming days.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:27:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1418 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

733056

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Fire Resistant Materials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that all building materials used in schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons and other public facilities with vulnerable inhabitants are tested for fire resistance.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have initiated testing in priority buildings across the public sector, including schools, hospitals, care homes and prisons. We are prioritising testing on buildings where people sleep overnight, which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding and are of a certain height. Where appropriate, organisations are working with the fire and rescue service locally to put in place precautionary safety checks and measures. We have appointed an expert panel to advise on further immediate steps which should be taken, including checking other materials.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:27:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1422 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

733082

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral statement of 26 June 2017, Official Report, column 347, what the membership is of the independent panel of experts on fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Panel is made up of a range of building and fire safety experts, and is chaired by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser.</p><p>Other core members of the panel are Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive of the Building Research Establishment, Roy Wilsher, Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council and Amanda Clack, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Partner at EY. The panel have a wealth of experience in fire and building safety, including testing processes. They will also draw in wider technical expertise as necessary to inform their advice to the Communities Secretary</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2017 16:06:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

733089

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what translation services are provided in each of the relief centres related to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	1433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Translation services are provided by the local authorities that manage the Westway Assistance Centre, using existing contracted providers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/07/2017 15:26:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 1414 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips