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1725833

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to accelerate Government-funded remediation schemes in the context of the major fire incident in Dagenham on 26 August 2024; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including non-cladding internal life-critical fire safety defects within the scope of Government-funded remediation schemes.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	3068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Speeding up the remediation of buildings is absolutely critical. Seven years on from Grenfell, action has been far too slow and the fire in Dagenham is a horrific reminder of the risk unsafe cladding still poses to far too many people. This Government will expect more from regulators to make sure action is being taken now to make homes safe, speed up remediation and ensure that buildings in the process of being remediated are managed safely for residents. Alongside taking action to increase the pace of remediation, we are also committed to better protect leaseholders from the costs of remediation. Following consideration of the phase 2 report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, we will announce further measures to accelerate remediation and protect leaseholders.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 09/09/2024 13:58:50 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1726232

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 her Department is taking to ensure that the remedial work on buildings with (a) faulty cladding systems and (b) defects in compartmentalisation (i) includes independent verification of the (A) suitability and (B) longevity of the solutions and (ii) is otherwise effectively quality assured.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Torsten Bell
uin	3355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that historic, life-critical fire safety defects in affected buildings are addressed. Our remediation programmes have processes in place to ensure that work is done to the appropriate standard and is remedied if not.</p><p>While the specific controls and assurances of remediation programmes differ, both developers and applicants to government remediation funds must provide a Fire Risk Appraisal of the External Walls (FRAEW), which will assess risks and recommend remedial works to address these risks where necessary. These are carried out by independent Fire Risk Assessors and robust processes are in place to assess the FRAEWs submitted.</p><p>All remedial works must also obtain Building Control approval which provides independent assurance that the works comply with Building Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 09/09/2024 12:54:24 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5069

1719209

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 issue guidance to the directors of right to manage companies on their potential liability for fires at leasehold properties awaiting fire safety remediation; and if he will take steps to help mitigate that risk.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	26935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/05/2024 12:08:51 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

1717965

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 independent audits his Department commissioned under the Developer Self Remediation Terms in relation to building assessments from April 2023 to April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>To date, the department has commissioned 83 independent audits of assessments obtained by developers. The Government is intending to say more on the status of developer remediation in the weeks ahead.</p><p>A developer whose Scheme membership has been revoked would become subject to the prohibitions set out in regulations.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26225 26226 question first answered 22/05/2024 13:50:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1717967

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 publishing monthly data on the number of independent audits conducted on buildings under the developer self-remediation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>To date, the department has commissioned 83 independent audits of assessments obtained by developers. The Government is intending to say more on the status of developer remediation in the weeks ahead.</p><p>A developer whose Scheme membership has been revoked would become subject to the prohibitions set out in regulations.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26224 26226 question first answered 22/05/2024 13:50:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1718055

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 can take in the event that a building assessment under the developer self-remediation scheme fails to pass an independent audit on more than one occasion.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>To date, the department has commissioned 83 independent audits of assessments obtained by developers. The Government is intending to say more on the status of developer remediation in the weeks ahead.</p><p>A developer whose Scheme membership has been revoked would become subject to the prohibitions set out in regulations.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26224 26225 question first answered 22/05/2024 13:50:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1718056

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 data his Department holds on the number of buildings under the developer remediation scheme that were (a) transferred out of Government funding schemes and (b) had not started works on site by 30 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2024, developers had taken responsibility for remediating 414 buildings that had applied to the Building Safety Fund, in line with the terms of the developer remediation contract. We intend to publish data on the progress which developers are making towards remediating those buildings in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/05/2024 13:37:12 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1718058

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on how many occasions he has used his powers to call in new planning proposals by developers on the basis of their lack of progress in remediating fire safety defects in legacy buildings.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Any announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/05/2024 13:46:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1718060

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
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 information his Department holds on the number and proportion of buildings over 11 metres requiring non-cladding remediation works where the building owner meets (a) the developer test (b) the contribution condition.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-15/21818" target="_blank">21818</a> on 23 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/05/2024 13:48:24 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1718065

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's press release, Government wins landmark case against freeholder owned by multibillion pound railway pension fund, published on 9 May 2024, what the (a) legal and (b) administration costs to the public purse were in relation to the five successful Remediation Orders to date.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	26235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>These cases were groundbreaking and contentious, marking the first trials under the Building Safety Act. The newness of these cases inherently introduced complexity requiring careful consideration and analysis. On average each of the five successful orders incurred legal costs of approximately £170,000 (one hundred and seventy thousand pounds). We expect that, having been tested, these cases will incur lower costs in the future.</p><p>Whilst the information of administration costs is readily available, calculating the costs for this piece of work is challenging as the team handling the cases were also engaged in other tasks concurrently. Furthermore, oversight from colleagues adds to the complexity, making it harder to gauge the time spent, specifically on this work.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/05/2024 13:38:28 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury