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1402659

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the letter to him from the hon. Member for East Ham, dated 16 December 2021, what assessment he has made of whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the removal of tiling in order to access flammable insulation in buildings managed by Gallions Approach Management Ltd (GAML) in the Royal Docks area of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Building Safety Fund prospectus, government funding covers all works directly related to the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding systems. This includes works required to access eligible materials for removal and replacement. In this case, it was found that these terracotta cladding systems do not have combustible insulation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 16:59:56 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1402662

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that decisions on Building Safety Fund applications in respect of Eastern Quay Apartments in the Royal Docks area of Newham are communicated in a timely manner to (a) building owners and (b) occupants.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the Applicant to make sure that they promptly provide all the information required for the Department to make a decision on their application. The result of an application will be communicated to the Applicant, and they should communicate this to leaseholders.</p><p>We will also improve the information available to leaseholders and residents about the Building Safety Fund with a new online service for them that will provide direct access to information about the stage their building has reached in the funding process.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 17:02:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1402663

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Safety Fund: Newham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the Building Safety Fund he has received for buildings in (a) East Ham constituency and (b) London Borough of Newham; and how many of those applications have been determined so far in each of those areas.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	103515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As of 17 January 2022, 30 registrations for the Building Safety Fund have been received for buildings in the East Ham constituency. 16 have been deemed eligible, 3 ineligible and 2 withdrawn.</p><p>133 registrations have been received for building in the London Borough of Newham. 47 have been deemed eligible, 25 ineligible and 9 withdrawn.</p><p>The remaining registrations are still under review by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/01/2022 17:00:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329986

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	Housing: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of the EWS1 process for residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is an industry designed valuation tool – it is not a Government form nor a legal requirement. MHCLG estimates that nearly 500,000 leaseholders should not require an EWS1 form, following the new EWS1 valuation guidance from RICS, published in March 2021.</p><p>Most major lenders, representing roughly 80% of the mortgage market, have said that they will adopt the RICS guidance, or already take an even more proportionate approach.</p><p>Recent data from one major lender suggests that an EWS1 already exists for 50% of mortgage applications where one is requested, and we are working with industry to ensure this picture only improves.</p><p>The Government continues to challenge industry on the use of the EWS1 process. We have requested data from lenders and surveyors so that we can understand how the RICS guidance is being applied, and the effect of the process on mortgage applications.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:27:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329988

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	Building Safety Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken ahead of the Building Safety Fund application deadline to ensure that applications are submitted for all eligible buildings; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The timelines for the Building Safety Fund were intended to incentivise building owners to speed up plans to identify and remediate unsafe buildings. The deadlines for the Fund have been set based on what we know about registrants and their readiness to be able to deliver projects. We recognise, however, that meeting these deadlines may not be possible in all circumstances, for instance where applicants find that they do not have sufficient time to complete a robust and satisfactory procurement process in order to meet the 30 June deadline. More time may be permitted on a case by case basis, providing applicants continue to keep delivery partners fully informed and provide them with realistic timetables.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement on 10 February of an additional £3.5 billion of funding provides assurance for residents that all eligible applications to the Building Safety Fund will be able to proceed. All registrants should continue to ensure that everything is done to maximise the pace of remediation and to continue to make progress with their applications to the Building Safety Fund to ensure that remedial works are carried out as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:28:26 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329989

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	Waking Watch Relief Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how long he estimates recently introduced waking watch services will be in operation before they can be replaced with effective alarm systems funded through the Waking Watch Relief Fund.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government launched the £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund to incentivise buildings to install a common alarm system and reduce the dependency on Waking Watch in as many buildings as possible, thereby reducing the burden of expensive waking watch measures on leaseholders. The Waking Watch Relief Fund reopened for all buildings across England from 26 May until 24 June. We are urging building owners to act swiftly to reduce the financial effect of waking watch measures. Where grant funding is provided, we expect applicants to install alarms as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:28:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1329990

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to take enforcement action in cases where high rise residential buildings with dangerous cladding have not been made safe; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	11465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government itself cannot take enforcement action, but where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress in removing unsafe cladding then they should expect enforcement action by local authorities or Fire and Rescue Authorities who share responsibility for enforcement relating to fire safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support local regulators where enforcement action is taken. We have established a Joint Inspection Team (JIT) to support local authorities in taking enforcement action on building owners with regards to inaction on removing unsafe ACM cladding. The JIT's remit has also been expanded to include non-ACM cladding and it is providing training to help build capability in local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Fire Safety Act has also clarified that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the 'Fire Safety Order') applies to external wall systems and will put beyond doubt that Fire and Rescue Authorities can enforce against and where necessary, pursue prosecution if Responsible Persons or those otherwise responsible under the Fire Safety Order fail to take appropriate fire safety measures with regards to unsafe cladding in multi-occupied residential buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on enforcement, including the number of buildings currently subject to enforcement action due to lack of progress on remediation, can be found in Building Safety Programme Monthly Data Release at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Faluminium-composite-material-cladding%23acm-remediation-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C0e7e240e248a4338458208d92c050503%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637589222328088589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GGMoh7UkZGHx%2B3kUfergaWkS6bTKqBweUfjITid3IBw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/06/2021 16:30:42 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1285746

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to support leaseholders in blocks with a B1 EWS1 certificate; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	152401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is not a Government or regulatory requirement. Whether an EWS1 is needed is determined by lenders and the professionals valuing a building.</p><p>The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety. Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes as part of this Government's five-point plan to provide reassurance to homeowners and build confidence in the housing market.</p><p>To protect leaseholders in blocks where cladding needs to be replaced, we are providing an additional £3.5 billion to provide certainty that leaseholders in high rise residential buildings will face no cost for cladding remediation works, plus a generous financing scheme to ensure all leaseholders in medium and high rise blocks face no costs or very low costs if cladding remediation is needed. This builds on steps already taken to support leaseholders, including £1.6 billion of funding to remediate unsafe cladding, the £30 million waking watch fund to help end excessive costs and new legislation in the Building Safety Bill which will ensure homes are made and kept safer in future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:23:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312070

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fire safety assessments have been carried out on the use of (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation for buildings (i) above and (ii) below 18 metres in height.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	187125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government published in January 2020 a consolidated advice note providing information to building owners on the actions they should be taking immediately to address the risk of fire spread from external wall systems including insulation and balconies. The consolidated advice note is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F869532%2FBuilding_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb956a57bb1824c2dcfe008d90a1face3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637551953420606739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=wZs8C9lbT7Y6Tbg%2B3upaYxGIi8%2BIZIVATvzSOxjHdSE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:19:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312071

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales since 14 June 2017 that include (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	187126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government banned the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings in 2018. The ban was introduced to remove any uncertainty for building developers, designers, contractors and suppliers as to what materials are classified for use in the external walls of buildings. <br> <br> The ban limits materials that can be used to those achieving the two highest classifications. We expect all cladding materials to have been subject to the relevant safety checks and approved before the material can be used on a building. We do not currently hold estimates of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales that include Celotex RS5000 insulation and Kingspan K15.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:20:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms