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787001

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to implement a policy to encourage or mandate the retro-fitting of sprinklers into high-rise buildings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	112315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The decision on whether to install sprinklers is a decision for each building owner, to be taken in conjunction with professional advice from appropriate experts about their particular building. Building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures.</p><p>In 2013, the Department for Communities and Local Government wrote to all local authorities and housing associations, asking them to consider a coroner’s report recommendation that they should consider retro-fitting sprinklers in existing high-rise residential buildings.</p><p>The Government will give further consideration to various issues in light of the findings of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2017 15:26:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

780411

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 750, on building regulations: fires, when the Government plans to publish the outcome of the review of fire safety guidance as a result of the fire at Lakanal House in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House fire recommended that the fire safety guidance in Approved Document B be reviewed to provide clearer guidance. In February of this year, the Department published a report into the usability of the guidance. The Department has been working on a revision of the guidance in Approved Document B in line with the Plain English principles.</p><p>The Government has subsequently asked Dame Judith Hackitt to lead an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety, and will determine what further action is needed in light of her recommendations, which was recommended by the Coroner, following the Lakanal House fire.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/11/2017 16:44:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

780412

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 750, on building regulations: fires, what the evidential basis is for progress having been made on the review of fire safety guidance since the fire at Lakanal House in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	110371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Coroner’s report into the Lakanal House fire recommended that the fire safety guidance in Approved Document B be reviewed to provide clearer guidance. In February of this year, the Department published a report into the usability of the guidance. The Department has also been working on a revision of the guidance in Approved Document B in line with Plain English principles.</p><p>The Government has asked Dame Judith Hackitt to lead an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety, and will determine what further action is needed in light of her recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/11/2017 16:13:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

778131

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his oral contribution of 5 September 2017, Official Report, column 76, on Grenfell Tower, if he will publish details of the local authorities that have contacted his Department on funding for remedial work.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	110017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We have been contacted by thirty two local authorities and that seven of these are in the process of providing more detail after initial conversations. It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed, and as such I cannot release the details of specific local authorities.</p><p>We have been clear that we expect building owners to fund fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works. Where works are necessary to ensure the fire safety of a building, we will ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2017 17:29:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 19114 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

768875

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will list the local authorities that have made a request for financial assistance for fire safety work in tower blocks; how much such assistance has been requested in each case; whether that has been for grant, loan or extra borrowing approval; and whether the Government has agreed to any additional grant, loan or borrowing approval.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	107115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that 32 local authorities have been in touch with DCLG regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have been clear that building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures, but councils should contact us if they have any concerns about funding fire safety works. Government will consider financial flexibilities for local authorities who need to undertake essential fire safety work to make a building safe</p><p>It is a matter for local authorities to communicate with their residents what work is being proposed and as such I cannot provide details about specific local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/10/2017 16:18:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 14931 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

767442

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7185, on high rise flats: fire prevention, if he will publish the results of those tests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The latest complete information on the testing of Aluminium Composite Material cladding samples is contained in the summary advice published on 5 September (available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a>), which sets out the results of screening tests and the seven large-scale system tests conducted over the summer. It includes the numbers of buildings tested, broken down by filler material and type of insulation used.</p><p>The detailed test results from each of the seven large-scale system tests conducted at the Building Research Establishment are available on the Building Safety Programme webpage at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 106715 question first answered 27/10/2017 11:22:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

765579

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2017 to Question 724, on high rise flats, when he plans to publish the list of buildings tested.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	106063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The priority must always be ensuring the safety of residents. Local authorities have been requested to inform the appropriate Member of Parliament about failed screening test results in their constituency</p><p><br>Summary advice published on 5 September (available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-scale-testing</a>) sets out the results of screening tests and the seven large-scale system tests conducted over the summer, and includes the numbers of buildings tested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/10/2017 10:40:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

764324

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 25 September (HL1604), whether local authorities can expect automatic financial assistance for replacing unsafe materials in cases where it is demonstrated that they followed the previous standards and processes set out in building regulations that are now being reviewed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s large scale tests were conducted to British Standard BS8414, which is a way of demonstrating, for a building over 18m, that a wall system meets relevant Building Regulations guidance. The outcome of these tests showed that four of the cladding systems failed to meet the test criteria.</p><p>The Government expects building owners to fund measures designed to make a building safe and to draw on existing resources to do so. The Government will consider the removal of financial restrictions where financial barriers stand in the way of essential work being done. We will work with local authorities who approach us on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/10/2017 16:13:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

760478

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 September (HL Deb, col 1896), whether any cladding confirmed by the Building Research Establishment as being made of aluminium composite material, that was referred to under the heading "data sharing" in the letter dated 5 September from the Department of Communities and Local Government to local authorities, was already listed as having been used in the construction of buildings during the last 18 months in the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL1591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2017 answer text <p>Following the completion of the large-scale system tests, we have published consolidated advice (attached) to building owners which contains a summary of the numbers of initial screening tests which have been completed to date by the Building Research Establishment:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643281/Update_and_consolidated_advice_for_building_owners_following_large-scale_testing.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643281/Update_and_consolidated_advice_for_building_owners_following_large-scale_testing.pdf</a></p><p><br>Where social housing buildings fail the tests, local authorities in England are informing tenants and the relevant constituency MP.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/09/2017 14:44:17 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 170926 Update and consolidated advice for building owners - HL1591.pdf title Summary of the numbers of screening test
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

760491

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the robustness of tests to determine the extent to which materials are fire resistant carried out before the Grenfell Tower fire, compared with tests conducted by the Building Research Establishment more recently; and whether the robustness of those tests has any impact on the availability of Government financial assistance to housing providers for the replacement of materials that are a fire hazard.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2006, Building Regulations guidance has provided two approaches to testing materials for use in cladding systems. These are to either test the combustibility of each component or to test them as a system. The recent large-scale tests at Building Research Establishment are in accordance with this second approach. The Government will consider the system of Building Regulations in light of the Independent Review on Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the findings of the Public Inquiry and ongoing work to review building safety. The Government expects building owners to fund measures designed to make a building safe and to draw on existing resources to do so. A decision on financial assistance for social landlords will be determined on the basis of their ability to pay for essential fire safety works, and they should contact the Department or the regulator for social housing to discuss the position.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/09/2017 13:01:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb