Today, I can update Parliament on fire safety and evacuation proposals; on the recognition of CE (‘Conformité Européenne’) marking for construction products; and on updates to the statutory guidance to the building regulations to remove references to outd...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Today, I can update Parliament on fire safety and evacuation proposals; on the recognition of CE (‘Conformité Européenne’) marking for construction products; and on updates to the statutory guidance to the building regulations to remove references to outd...
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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 wil
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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 wil...
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on the estimated publication date of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.
Cabinet Office
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is a statutory Inquiry established under the Inquiries Act 2005. Under the terms of the Act, the drafting of an inquiry final report and the timing of that process are both matters for the independent Chair of the inquiry. The I...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to require building owners and managers to (a) create and (b) maintain personal emergency evacuation plans for all disabled residents in high-rise blocks.
Home Office
The Government has run two public consultations on supporting the evacuation and fire safety of vulnerable residents (which includes disabled residents) in light of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations concerning Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans ...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for implementing (a) all outstanding recommendations and (b) the outstanding recommendations related to the safety of disabled residents in high-rise buildings in the Gre
Home Office
The Government is committed to delivering against the recommendations made in the Grenfell Tower Phase 1 report.The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, delivering the majority of the recommendations to Government, have now come into force, and most re...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Progress against the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations, published on 29 June 2023, if he will publish an updated report.
Home Office
The Government publishes a detailed bi-annual progress tracker on implementation of the Phase 1 recommendations. The next iteration is due to be published shortly.The tracker can be found on the gov.uk website under Grenfell Progress Tracker. The June 202...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support the survivors and families of the Grenfell Tower fire throughout the inquiry process.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Government supports the independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry, through which we may understand the truth about the circumstances leading to the tragedy. We remain committed to ensuring bereaved, survivors and residents get the support they need for the l...
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I am pleased to announce to the House that the Government is today publishing our official response to the fire reform White Paper and consultation. Last year we published our White Paper, “Reforming Our Fire and Rescue Service” (CP 670), to gauge the pub...
Home Office
I am pleased to announce to the House that the Government is today publishing our official response to the fire reform White Paper and consultation. Last year we published our White Paper, “Reforming Our Fire and Rescue Service” (CP 670), to gauge the pub...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the recommendations from phase one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry have been implemented.
Home Office
The Government published the 6th bi-annual progress tracker on implementation of the Phase 1 recommendations on 29 June on gov.uk and Fire England.This reported that 31 of the 46 recommendations have been completed overall. This includes the following com...
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Cabinet Office
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is a statutory Inquiry established under the Inquiries Act 2005. Under the terms of the Act, the drafting of an inquiry final report and the timing of that process are both matters for the independent Chair of the inquiry.In the...
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That this House marks with sadness the sixth anniversary of the terrible Grenfell Fire disaster; calls for urgent action from the Government to ensure all buildings are made safe by remedying fire safety defects irrespective of building type, height, tenure or any other characteristics so a disaster like this can never happen again; furthermore wishes to express our solidarity with the Grenfell fire survivors and calls for the Government to finally resolve outstanding issues relating to their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of timber fire doors and (b) size of the timber fire door manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact on the (a) productivity of and (b) costs to timber fire door manufacturers of the proposed 12-month transition period for moving from the cu
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the testing site capacity required to carry-out fire door tests for the new EN1634-1 classification within the proposed 12-month transi
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the benefits to the timber fire door manufacturing sector of moving from the current national fire door testing standard BS476 to the proposed new standard EN1634-
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's consultation document Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential buildings published on 23 December 2022,
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what additional support his Department plans to make available to timber fire door manufacturers to ensure a smooth transition from the national fire door testing standard BS476 to t
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the timber fire door manufacturing sector on his Department's proposals to remove the national classification BS476 for fire door resistance from Approved
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department welcomes the views of industry on all the measures proposed in our December 2022 consultation, including on testing capacity and transition periods for the proposed changes. In this consultation we are proposing to remove the national class...
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of the ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward further legislative proposals to (a) hold to account and
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Government brought forward extensive protections for leaseholders through the Building Safety Act 2022, enabling those responsible for historical safety defects to be pursued and held to account. It also provides for leaseholders and other interested ...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to incorporate the building safety grant agreed following phase one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry into the base funding provided to fire and rescue services; and if she
Home Office
The Protection Uplift fund is not currently incorporated into Fire and Rescue Services’ core spending power as it is a ring-fenced grant provided to fund specific capabilities. The Home Office will continue to review how Fire and Rescue Services are best ...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) all correspondence that she and her Department have had with (i) developers and (ii) housing associations on the Grenfell Inquiry's recommendation to make it mandatory for owne
Home Office
The Department has engaged with many stakeholders in relation to recommendation 33.22e in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 report – that the owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to prepare personal emergency eva...
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My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (Lord Greenhalgh) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to make a number of announcements to the House today that s...
Home Office
My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (Lord Greenhalgh) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to make a number of announcements to the House today that s...
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will publish its next quarterly progress report on the implementation of recommendations from phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, to follow the previous report of September 2021
Home Office
The Government intends to publish the next progress report on the implementation of the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase One report in April.
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