Cladding Remediation - Follow-up

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 25 Feb 2021 Closed: 16 May 2022 Parliament page
Following the Secretary of State’s announcement on 10 February of additional funding for cladding remediation, the Committee will take evidence from MHCLG, the UK Cladding Action Group, LGA and others. We will look at how this support will be allocated, and the steps that will be taken to ensure that … Read more
14 Recommendations
2 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
3 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
17 May
2022
Report published
29 Apr
2021
Report published
20 Apr
2021
Correspondence
20 Apr
2021
Correspondence
19 Mar
2021
Correspondence
8 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
1 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
8 Mar 2021
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Oral evidence
Richard Goodman · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Lord Greenhalgh · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
1 Mar 2021
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Oral evidence; Oral Evidence
Dr Dean Buckner · Leasehold Knowledge Partnership Dr Nigel Glen · Association of Residential Managing Agents Dr Will Martin · UK Cladding Action Group Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE · Local Government Association (LGA)
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Follow-up HC 1249 29 Apr 2021 16 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
3 Conclusion Rejected
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediati…
We welcome the additional £3.5 billion funding towards cladding remediation for buildings 18m and above...
We welcome the additional £3.5 billion funding towards cladding remediation for buildings 18m and above in height, which is a significant increase on the £1.6 billion already committed. However, we are concerned about perceived and real restrictions to the Building … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the implied need for a 'Comprehensive Building Safety Fund' as it believes it would lead to unnecessary remediation works and negative market impacts, advocating for a proportionate approach instead.
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4 Recommendation Rejected
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediati…
The Government should establish a Comprehensive Building Safety Fund for full remediation works of affected...
The Government should establish a Comprehensive Building Safety Fund for full remediation works of affected buildings. In allocating funds from the Comprehensive Building Safety Fund, the Government should move away from the current height- and product-based approach and should instead … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to establish a 'Comprehensive Building Safety Fund,' arguing it would lead to unnecessary remediation, negatively impact the housing market, and counter their proportionate, risk-based approach to building safety.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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5 Recommendation Rejected
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediati…
A building that is half-safe is a building that is unsafe.
A building that is half-safe is a building that is unsafe. Leaseholders are no more responsible for non-cladding fire safety defects than they are for the presence of combustible cladding on their homes. The costs of non-cladding related remediation could … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation for a comprehensive building safety fund, arguing it would lead to unnecessary remediation, negative market impacts, and delays. It highlights its proportionate approach and existing provisions under the Building Safety Act 2022 for non-cladding costs.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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6 Recommendation Rejected
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediati…
The Comprehensive Building Safety Fund should be fully funded by Government and industry, and the...
The Comprehensive Building Safety Fund should be fully funded by Government and industry, and the Government should establish clear principles regarding how the costs should be split between the two. Total contributions should not be capped, given that, as we … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation to establish a comprehensive, uncapped building safety fund, arguing it would drive unnecessary remediation and negatively impact the housing market by exacerbating incorrect risk perceptions.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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9 Recommendation Rejected
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediati…
The Government should abolish the loan scheme.
The Government should abolish the loan scheme. We reiterate our call on the Government to re-establish the principle that leaseholders should not pay anything towards the cost of remediating historical building safety defects. Instead, as we have stated, costs should … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation to abolish the loan scheme and establish a comprehensive fund, arguing it would lead to unnecessary work and negative market impacts, instead reiterating its proportionate approach and provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 16 of 14 classified
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 5
Total 14 recs + 2 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
20 Apr 2021 Association of Residential Managing Agents briefing notes on building insurance costs and cladding statistics
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20 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities to the Chair dated 24 March 2021 following up his appearance before the Committee on 8 March
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19 Mar 2021 To committee Letter from Lord Porter, LGA Building Safety Spokesperson, to the Chair dated 5 March 2021 concerning fire safety and waking watches
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