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	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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: Private Sector
	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 privately-owned residential blocks in (a) the Manchester City Council area, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the UK have submitted samples of cladding for safety-testing since the Grenfell Tower fire.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	3472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The testing process for samples of cladding is underway. The testing service is available to landlords in the private rented sector free of charge, though they may choose to use another service. Where samples fail the test we would expect landlords to take any necessary action to inform tenants, and implement interim measures to ensure the safety of residents. We will update figures for specific areas on our website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2017 14:57:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

751242

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 2992, whether he plans that the resources to ensure the fire safety of social housing will be made available based on new fire safety regulations arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire or on existing fire regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	4750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that people are safe, and cost considerations should not get in the way of this. Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 15:26:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 5097 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748088

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing and reapplying cladding from tower blocks that have failed safety checks on the housing reserves of social landlords that acquired those tower blocks through stock transfer.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	2992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:26:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3142 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748092

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to (a) local authorities, (b) arms-length management organisations, (c) social landlords whose properties have been acquired through stock transfer and (d) private landlords for the (i) removal of cladding that has failed safety tests and (ii) reapplication of new cladding.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	2991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Where Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding is present on residential buildings over 18 metres in height, the Government is providing testing for local authorities, housing associations and private sector landlords, free of charge. If the screening tests indicate that such cladding would not meet the limited combustibility requirements of the current Building Regulations guidance, it is for landlords in consultation with the fire and rescue service and other experts to determine, and take, the best course of action, communicating closely with residents. My Department has issued advice on the interim mitigating measures landlords should implement. Where work is necessary to ensure the fire safety of social housing, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2017 11:06:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3141 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

748090

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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: Databases
	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 a central database of all residential tower blocks, including information by (a) type of tower block owner, (b) local authority and (c) constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	2981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department has compiled information on buildings of interest, including all residential tower blocks over 18 metres owned by local authorities and housing associations. We continue to strengthen this information, working closely with tower block owners. Information on the constituency is recorded where independent Building Research Establishment tests have been failed. Local authorities have been asked to contact relevant constituency MPs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2017 09:48:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 3140 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell