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1662140

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date	19/09/2023
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 (a) Portsmouth and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	200592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-02/138434" target="_blank">138434</a> on 8 February 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/10/2023 15:13:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1661143

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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 has (a) identified and (b) taken action in cases of freeholders preventing cladding remediation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	199854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Building owners have a legal responsibility to make sure their buildings are safe. While many freeholders are acting responsibly, a minority are failing to progress remediation.</p><p>The department is aware of freeholders who are stalling on remediation work through intelligence gathered from engagement with regulatory bodies, and updates from our delivery partners who monitor buildings' progress through the government's remediation funds (e.g., building safety fund and cladding safety scheme). This intelligence is also used by the department to identify, monitor and contact owners of high-rise buildings that have not registered for remediation schemes but may have unsafe cladding systems. Where Freeholders fail to engage, the department works with local regulators to compel them to take action.</p><p>Regulators (local authorities and fire and rescue services) have statutory duties and a range of powers to compel responsible entities to enter the funds and undertake the necessary remediation works. These powers range from soft levers to enforcement powers under the Housing Act 2004 and Fire Safety Order 2005. The department also holds account management meetings reviewing the largest and/or most problematic freeholders to track progress and resolve blockers.</p><p>In addition to the above Local Regulator powers, the Building Safety Act 2022 introduced new enforcement powers, remediation orders (ROs) and remediation contribution orders (RCOs), that allow regulators, the Secretary of State and leaseholders to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for an order requiring a building owner to fix, and pay to fix, their unsafe building within a specified time.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/10/2023 16:15:52 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1661015

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that developers under self-remediation contracts (a) start and (b) complete (i) cladding and (ii) non-cladding remediation projects in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	199825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Developers who have signed the developer remediation contract are obliged to identify, assess and remediate and/or mitigate buildings as soon as reasonably practicable, and to report to the department on progress quarterly. The department is closely monitoring progress and holding regular discussions with developers to enforce compliance with their contractual obligations. We will not hesitate to act if developers fail to comply with their obligations and will soon publish data about the progress they are making.</p><p>The Government launched a statutory Responsible Actors Scheme in July, which means that developers face significant prohibitions if they fail to comply with their contractual obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/09/2023 14:28:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1661018

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a pilot building safety remediation scheme for buildings under 11 metres in height.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	199827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a risk-based and proportionate approach to regulating safety in residential buildings and in remediating cladding and other building safety defects. In general, the risk to life in lower-rise buildings is low and can be mitigated, for example, by installing fire alarms.</p><p>We are aware of a very small number of buildings under 11 metres where expensive remediation is proposed. We have written to freeholders and managing agents in affected buildings to make sure that any proposed works are necessary and proportionate and the rights to redress are being fully utilised.</p><p>Any leaseholders concerned about works being proposed in their building can seek free information and advice from The Leasehold Advisory Service, funded by the department.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/09/2023 14:27:38 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury