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1176185

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that there is sufficient professional indemnity cover for those advising the construction industry on fire consultancy and building safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of issues affecting the professional indemnity cover of some fire and building safety consultants. We are engaging with the construction industry to understand the scale of the problem, and also with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:44 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1172269

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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: Safety
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 his oral contribution of 20 January 2020, Official Report columns 24-36, what the names of the experts are that his Department is commissioning to develop the matrix of risk that will underpin his Department's approach to future regulatory regimes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	6121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Protection board and the Independent Expert Advisory Panel on this work. The Department has recently published a call for evidence asking for information on how to prioritise risk in existing buildings. Following from the call for evidence we will commission a comprehensive research program in March. The specification for this work will be published in accordance with standard procurement procedures.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2020 17:36:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1172071

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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: Safety
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 his oral statement of 20 January 2020 in relation to the commissioning of a matrix of risk that will (a) replace the existing system and (b) underpin future regulatory regimes, who he plans to commission to undertake that work; if he will publish the terms of reference for that work; and what the timeframe is for the (i) completion and (ii) publication of that work.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	5330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Protection board and the Independent Expert Advisory Panel on this work. The Department has recently published a call for evidence asking for information on how to prioritise risk in existing buildings. Following from the call for evidence we will commission a comprehensive research program in March. The specification for this work will be published in accordance with standard procurement procedures.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/01/2020 17:06:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1172075

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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: Safety
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 he plans to publish the Building Safety Bill.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	5331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to bringing forward a Building Safety Bill that delivers meaningful and lasting change as soon as practicable. Resident safety is paramount and we owe it to them to get this right.</p><p>The Government will also introduce a Fire Safety Bill in the coming weeks to put beyond doubt that building owners and managers of multi-occupied residential premises of any height are required to fully consider and mitigate the risks of any external wall systems and front doors to individual flats.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/01/2020 17:27:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1170283

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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: Safety
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 figure five in his Department's publication entitled Data update 30, Building Safety Programme: monthly data release, November 2019, how many and which of the 74 private residential buildings had remediation work funded by the (a) developer and (b) freeholder.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	2594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Out of the 74 private residential buildings which are being funded by the building owner, 64 are by the developer and 10 by the freeholder.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2020 17:47:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1169961

registered interest
date	10/01/2020
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: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for the Building Safety Programme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	1898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>As with all departmental business, The Secretary of State maintains overall responsibility for the work of the department, and he has asked Viscount Younger of Leckie to lead on day to day ministerial responsibility for the Building Safety Programme.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/01/2020 17:47:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1169965

registered interest
date	10/01/2020
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: Safety
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 he plans to report on the progress of the Building Safety Programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	1900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Building Safety Programme produces monthly statistics which highlight progress on remediation. I am committed to keeping the House updated as new developments arise.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/01/2020 17:49:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1169481

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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: Safety
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 assessment his Department has made of the role of professional freeholders in managing building (a) safety, (b) fire and (c) structural risk.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	1387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The government has consistently made clear that building safety is the responsibility of the building owner.</p><p>In October 2018, the government announced an independent working group of housing experts, chaired by Lord Best, to advise government on the regulation of property agents. The working group presented its final report to government on 18 July 2019. We are considering the recommendations in the report carefully.</p><p>In line with usual practice, the government’s intention would be to publish an impact assessment on our leasehold reforms as part of taking primary legislation through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2020 17:53:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1149963

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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: Safety
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 discussions he has had with the expert advisory panel on building safety on revising Advice Note 14 following the increase in unsalable properties in tower blocks.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	1103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/11/2019 16:25:24 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 675 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones