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748589

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Fire Prevention: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on fire safety in London after the repeal in 2013 of sections 20 and 21 of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The then Government published an impact assessment of these changes which can be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2012/441/pdfs/ukia_20120441_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2012/441/pdfs/ukia_20120441_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:19:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748590

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many policy advisers employed by his Department are experts in external wall systems, including cladding systems; and what that expertise is.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department employs staff with expertise in a range of technical building issues, including with expertise related to aspects of external wall insulation and cladding systems, and with specific fire safety expertise.</p><p>The independent expert panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3114 question first answered 14/07/2017 13:21:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748591

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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, what role building control officers have in relation to inspecting the installation of external wall insulation or cladding systems on multi-storey buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Building control officers and Approved Inspectors are required to take all reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that building work meets all relevant requirements in the Building Regulations. This duty applies equally to the installation of external wall insulation and cladding on tall buildings and building control officers would have the opportunity to consider the plans for the work and to inspect it. Building control officers also have powers to take samples of and test building materials where they consider it necessary to do so.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:23:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748593

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in his Department in (a) 2010 and (b) 2017 (i) had expertise in cladding systems, (ii) were chartered structural engineers and (iii) were fire experts working in policy teams advising on cladding and external wall insulation systems.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2010, two members of staff had specific expertise in fire safety matters. Five members of staff had specific expertise in cladding and external wall insulation.</p><p>Currently, three members of staff have expertise related to aspects of cladding and external wall insulation systems, including one member of staff who has specific fire safety expertise and one member of staff who is a chartered structural engineer.</p><p>In both 2010 and 2017 (and all years between), DCLG has had a structural engineering support contract in place to supply specialist structural engineering advice. This contract could provide any additional experienced chartered engineers as required.</p><p>The independent expert panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 13:35:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748594

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	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, which external bodies his Department has consulted on the safety of cladding and external wall insulation systems in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>An official met with the National House Building Council in July 2016 to discuss an NHBC guidance note on the “acceptability of common wall constructions containing combustible materials in high rise buildings”.</p><p>The Department is now working closely with the expert panel set up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire. These discussions form the basis of two notes, published on 30 June and 6 July, which set out the steps being taken to provide advice to landlords on the safety of cladding and external wall insulation systems when used as part of a wider building external wall system. The notes can be found 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> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 13:31:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748595

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	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, if he will publish the terms of reference for the building safety review being conducted as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; which parties were consulted in drawing up those terms of reference; and if he will set out the qualifications and experience of the technical experts who are advising him on building safety.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Grenfell Tower expert advisory panel met on 29 June and agreed terms of reference to provide advice to the Communities Secretary. The panel’s press release can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-on-safety-meets-for-the-first-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-on-safety-meets-for-the-first-time</a></p><p>They also confirmed that they will call upon other experts from a wide range of professions and services as required. The panel has a wealth of experience in fire and building safety, including testing processes.</p><p>The panel is chaired by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. The other core members of the panel are:</p><p>Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive of the Building Research Establishment. Amanda Clack, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Roy Wilsher, Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council.</p><p>A separate independent Public Inquiry will investigate what happened at Grenfell Tower and the wider lessons to be learnt from the fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2017 16:10:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748596

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	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, which local authorities have entered into confidentiality settlement agreements with providers, suppliers or installers after the failure of cladding or of external wall insulation systems after 2005; and which of those agreements related to a structural failure that occurred after January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on any local authorities who may have entered into such agreements.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:27:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748597

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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: 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 define the terms (a) high rise, (b) tower block and (c) multi-storey for the purposes of the building safety review to be carried out as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purposes of the review being conducted by the Government’s expert panel, high rise, tower block and multi-storey are defined as residential properties over 18 metres in height. This is the height at which relevant and additional fire safety requirements are triggered by paragraph 12.7 of Building Regulations Fire Safety Approved Document B guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:12:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748598

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	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 pre-assessment is undertaken before cladding or an external wall insulation system is installed to ensure that buildings are suitable for those modifications; and what advice he has provided to local authorities on such pre-assessment of buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of people carrying out building work to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations. As well as requirements relating to fire safety (Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations, Part B), requirements relating to structures (Part A), resistance to moisture (Part C) and conservation of fuel and power (Part L) will be relevant. Building owners should take account of all these considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:10:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

748599

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the policy advisers in his Department are experts in external wall insulation systems, including cladding systems; and what qualifications and experience inform their expertise.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department employs staff with expertise in a range of technical building issues, including with expertise related to aspects of external wall insulation and cladding systems, and with specific fire safety expertise.</p><p>The independent expert panel will provide advice to the government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 3025 question first answered 14/07/2017 13:21:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick