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1287823

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the remediation of residential buildings with unsafe cladding that are under 18 metres in height.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	912390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a generous financing scheme which will mean that buildings of 11-18 metres in height will be able to access finance for the remediation of unsafe cladding, with a commitment that leaseholders will not need to pay more than £50 a month towards this. By providing this financing scheme we are ensuring that money is available for remediation, accelerating the process and making homes safer as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 912389 question first answered 22/02/2021 17:56:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1287824

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that all residential buildings with unsafe cladding are remediated.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	912397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Almost 95 per cent of all high-rise buildings identified at the beginning of last year with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding have now been remediated or have works underway.</p><p>The Government has announced a further £3.5 billion for the remediation of unsafe cladding on high rise buildings of 18 metres and above, in addition to the £1.6 billion we have already provided. Through an additional package we will also now provide a generous financing scheme to allow buildings of 11-18 metres in height to access finance for remediation of unsafe cladding. Leaseholders will pay no more than £50 per month towards this.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:57:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1287831

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to protect leaseholders from the costs of remediating buildings from unsafe cladding.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	912413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>We have made available an unprecedented £5 billion investment in building safety, including £3.5 billion announced last week. This will fund the cost of replaying unsafe cladding in all buildings 18 metres and over.</p><p>Lower-rise buildings will gain new protection from the costs of cladding removal through a Government-backed financing arrangement, and no leaseholder will ever pay more than £50 a month towards the removal of unsafe cladding.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:59:23 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1287558

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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 steps his Department is taking to crack down on developers found to have improperly installed cladding in breach of building regulations at the time of construction.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	154838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The powers to enforce contraventions of the building regulations lie with local authorities. Under Sections 35, 35A and 36 of the Building Act the local authority has the power to take enforcement action and can take action against the building owner and those carrying out the works (for example the builder, installer or main contractor).</p><p>The Government is providing £5 billion of funding to protect leaseholders living in residential buildings over 18 metres with unsafe cladding from the costs of remediation, but this does not absolve building owners or developers of their responsibilities. Building owners should meet the remediation costs without passing them on to leaseholders wherever possible, through their own resources or by recovering costs from applicable warranty schemes or from the developers or contractors who were responsible for the installation of unsafe cladding, as is happening with more than half of the private sector buildings with ACM cladding. Applicants to the Building Safety Fund and the Private Sector ACM Remediation Fund are also required to demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to recover the costs of replacing the unsafe cladding from those responsible.</p><p>Furthermore, as announced on 10 February 2021, we are going to introduce a developer levy through the Building Safety Bill to be targeted and applied when developers seek permission to develop certain high-rise buildings in England. In addition, we will introduce a new tax for the UK residential property development sector in 2022. The levy and tax will ensure that the largest property developers make a fair contribution to the remediation programme. The Government will consult on the policy design of the tax.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/03/2021 15:10:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1286279

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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 estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) maximum cost of remediating buildings between 11 and 18m with dangerous cladding.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	153292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>To give residents in lower-rise buildings of 11-18 metres peace of mind, we are establishing a generous scheme to ensure that cladding removal on these buildings can take place where required, whilst ensuring that no leaseholder in these buildings will have to pay more than £50 per month towards this remediation.</p><p>We will release further details of the finance scheme for 11-18 metres buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/02/2021 17:32:49 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1284778

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Housing of 1 February 2021, Official report column 691, when the Department plans to make the further announcement on the removal of cladding.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	150774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State made an announcement in Parliament on 10 February of a decisive five-point plan to end the cladding scandal once and for all.</p><p>To protect leaseholders, we are providing direct funding for the remediation of unsafe cladding from buildings over 18m in height. This is in line with longstanding expert advice on which buildings are at the highest risk.</p><p>Buildings below 18m will not carry the same inherent risk as a building above 18m, however some will need remediation, so to give residents in lower-rise buildings peace of mind, we are also establishing a generous scheme to ensure, where required, cladding removal can take place on buildings between 11 and 18 metres.</p><p>We are also committed to making sure no leaseholder in these buildings will have to pay more than £50 per month towards this remediation.</p><p>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> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/02/2021 14:45:07 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1283102

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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, when the last time the Cladding Joint Inspection Team met; and how many enforcement actions that team has taken in each month since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	147909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Information and data on enforcement action on buildings with unsafe ACM cladding systems taken by local authorities and fire and rescue services and the support provided by the Joint Inspection Team is included in the latest Building Safety Programme Data Release, which is available 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%7C7b133b75713b48bcfcce08d8cc13a2e1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637483731990128031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EfNKtgEMSglVbJjgU9P9FE0INtDL0tEQsAHJvTqFvpU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data</a> and is updated monthly. The Joint Inspection Team has supported local authorities in carrying out inspections on 18 buildings with unsafe ACM cladding systems (including 2 in December 2020), and currently has 1 further inspection organised. Responsibility for enforcement actions remains with the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/02/2021 17:33:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1282419

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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 agreements he has reached with (a) RICS, (b) UK Finance and (c) other stakeholders on reducing the requirement for EWS1 forms.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	146896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Industry have confirmed that buildings without cladding do not need an EWS1 form. This was announced on 21 November 2020. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-steps-in-to-help-homeowners-caught-up-in-ews1-process" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-steps-in-to-help-homeowners-caught-up-in-ews1-process.</a></p><p>The Department estimates that this clarity will benefit 450,000 leaseholders.</p><p>RICS has recently completed a consultation on guidance for valuers when using the EWS1 process. When published the final RICS guidance should offer further clarity on the buildings where the EWS1 process should be used.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/02/2021 17:57:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1282421

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Buildings: 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 steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the assessment and certification of EWS1 forms.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	146898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>RICS are aware of potential fraudulent use of EWS1 forms. RICS coordinate with the police and trading standards on any cases brought to their attention.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/02/2021 17:57:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1281734

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
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: 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, how many public sector buildings in England with combustible insulation have been identified.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	144925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the identification and remediation progress of high-rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations. The latest data is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/aluminium-composite-material-cladding#acm-remediation-data" 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 02/02/2021 15:57:56 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking