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1599948

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to safeguard tenants in buildings where the owner would qualify for the building safety fund to repair unsafe cladding but chooses not to apply to that fund because they are seeking to sell the freehold.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	155113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Building owners have a legal responsibility to make sure their buildings are safe. Where remediation works are required, they must take appropriate action without delay. Even if the building owner is intending to sell the freehold, it is not an excuse not to progress works to make the building safe. Where the freehold is sold, the new freeholder assumes all responsibilities and liabilities of the previous freeholder.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 08/03/2023 16:06:21 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1588553

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which external legal practitioners are advising the Government on the cladding pledge legally binding agreement and the Responsible Actors Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	151408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of legal advice are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 03/03/2023 11:55:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1583380

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 and what proportion of (a) private and (b) public sector orphan buildings have EWS1 forms in (i) Portsmouth and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	138434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>An EWS1 form is not a statutory or regulatory requirement and the requirement for, and use of EWS1 forms, is determined by the lending policies of banks and building societies. The Government does not hold a database of EWS1 forms. EWS1 forms completed by registered assessors can be viewed on the Fire Industry Association's Building Safety Information Portal <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuildingsafetyportal.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63ab216bb78f4118eb1508db09dc2a57%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638114613419683236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uQK0cd%2BVV4fIProw29RRaH7N90PXJls3Px230fFEiCw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 08/02/2023 15:07:36 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1582873

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to regulate the kinds of materials that may be used to wrap residential buildings during cladding remediation works.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	138005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Remediation is vital to make buildings safe but we recognise that remediation projects can cause significant disruption to residents and negatively affect their welfare, in particular the wrapping of buildings whilst unsafe cladding is removed and replaced.</p><p>Fundamentally, building owners are responsible for making their buildings safe without delay, and decisions on the approach are down to them. As part of this they must ensure that works are taken forward efficiently in a way that minimises disruption to residents.</p><p>To that end, we are reviewing what expectations should be placed on those responsible for remediating unsafe buildings. We plan to work with the sector to develop a Code of Practice, taking account of residents' needs, with the intention of it being introduced later this year. <br> <br>I am keen to continue to work with colleagues where there are concerns on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/02/2023 14:23:27 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1579566

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 buildings in the UK have been reported to have expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS).
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	129872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The department is collecting this information with respect to external wall systems for high-rise (over 18m in height) residential buildings in England via local authorities and housing associations. This is part of an ongoing data collection that will enable us to build a picture of external wall systems in use (including their insulation) on high rise residential buildings. We will publish appropriate summary information from the data collection in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 129871 question first answered 31/01/2023 15:54:41 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1568757

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to protect leaseholders from remediation costs related to structural building defects that are not considered a "relevant defect" under the Building Safety Act, but which are discovered during cladding remediation works.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	127916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Building Safety Act 2022 sets out the broad range of defects to which the leaseholder protections apply. The core principle is that the historical defect puts people's safety at risk from the spread of fire, or structural collapse.</p><p>The Building Safety Act 2022 also provides a toolkit of measures to enable those responsible for defective work to be pursued. These include retrospectively extending the limitation period under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 from six to 30 years where claims can be made for defective work relating to the construction of dwellings where the work rendered the dwelling unfit for habitation at the time of completion</p><p><br>Additionally, civil claims can now be brought against manufacturers of, or those who have supplied, defective or mis-sold construction products, or those who have supplied or marketed in breach of regulations, where these products have been incorporated in a dwelling and that has caused or contributed to a dwelling being unfit for habitation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/01/2023 13:24:12 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1564438

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49746 on Buildings: Insulation, when he plans to publish further details on the funding scheme for buildings between 11 and 18 metres.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>We have launched a new scheme to provide funding for the remediation or mitigation of life safety fire risks related to external wall system defects. This is for medium-rise buildings (11-18 metres) where the developer of a building cannot be identified, traced, or held responsible. This scheme opened in November via an initial pilot, targeting a small number of buildings that have interim measures or simultaneous evacuation measures in place. The wider rollout of the scheme to other buildings will commence in 2023. Further details on eligibility and the application process will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/01/2023 13:14:27 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1544878

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 ensure an adequate supply of replacement cladding for building remediation projects.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	94872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>From the outset of the Building Safety Fund, the Department has engaged industry to ensure sufficient capacity exists to meet demand and to have arrangements in place to address any blockages in the supply chain. We therefore provide direct expert support to Government funded projects, in the form of client side remediation advisors, and run a series of market engagements to highlight options and solutions to address challenges.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 05/12/2022 11:06:09 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1544883

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average length of delay in receiving replacement cladding material for building remediation projects in England in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	94873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>We publish data which shows when building remediation projects are starting on site and when they are complete. As these buildings vary in size, complexity and cladding type this means that the corresponding time to complete the projects also varies. We therefore monitor Government funded projects against the forecast start and completion dates submitted by building owners, taking action whenever these dates are at risk of slipping by involving expert support to help remove any blockages and maintain the pace of remediation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 01/12/2022 17:57:28 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1544949

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulatory frameworks for ensuring that management companies communicate with residents of buildings (a) before and (b) whilst undertaking remedial cladding works.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	94874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Building owners must make their buildings safe without delay. It is unacceptable that some are deliberately holding up remediation works by refusing to sign legal agreements that allow Government funding to be released.</p><p>Regulatory bodies, the Secretary of State, and leaseholders have legal powers to compel building owners to fix their buildings. We are working with regulators to ensure that rogue building owners are held to account. The Department is already pursuing legal action against Grey GR, the owner of Vista Tower in Stevenage.</p><p>Building owners need to minimise the impact of remediation works on residents, and contractors undertaking work should consider carefully how to make work less disruptive and intrusive where possible, listening to residents of the buildings undergoing remediation. Secondary legislation under the Building Safety Act 2022 will include new legal requirements to share information with residents, and new rights for residents to request further information from building owners, including about remediation works.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 93654 question first answered 01/12/2022 10:03:47 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt