My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was a national tragedy that highlighted profound failures across systems, safeguards a...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was a national tragedy that highlighted profound failures across systems, safeguards a...
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My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:In June 2025, my department announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Today I am laying before the Hou...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:In June 2025, my department announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Today I am laying before the Hou...
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To ask His Majesty's Government which construction products and materials relating to the interior construction of buildings, if any, they have prohibited or restricted since 2017.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combustible materials in and on the external walls of new residential buildings higher than 18 metres were banned in 2018.The Building Regulations 2010 set functional requirements for fire safety, including the need for internal linings and structural ele...
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My Right Honourable friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon. Pat McFadden MP, has today made the following statement:We will never forget the 72 lives lost following the Grenfell Tower tragedy eight years ago. The government is gratef...
Cabinet Office
My Right Honourable friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon. Pat McFadden MP, has today made the following statement:We will never forget the 72 lives lost following the Grenfell Tower tragedy eight years ago. The government is gratef...
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My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth (Alex Norris MP) has today made the following statement: The government is today laying regulations to address the last three outstanding Grenfell T...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth (Alex Norris MP) has today made the following statement: The government is today laying regulations to address the last three outstanding Grenfell T...
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Building Standards Regulatory Body.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Currently building standards are regulated by the Building Safety Regulator. The annual net cost of Building Safety Regulator is expected to be £43m for 2025/26.Government has accepted the recommendation made in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report...
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My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner MP) has today made the following statement:I want to provide the House with an update on the Government’s work with th...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner MP) has today made the following statement:I want to provide the House with an update on the Government’s work with th...
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My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today publishing the Government’s response to the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing ...
Home Office
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today publishing the Government’s response to the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing ...
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My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has today published the Inquiry’s Phase 2 Report.The report examines how it came to be that the Grenfell Tower was in the c...
Leader of the House of Lords
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has today published the Inquiry’s Phase 2 Report.The report examines how it came to be that the Grenfell Tower was in the c...
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My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety and Homelessnes (Rushanara Ali MP) has today made the following statement: Today, I can update Parliament on fire safety and evacuation proposals; on the recognition of CE (‘Conf...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety and Homelessnes (Rushanara Ali MP) has today made the following statement: Today, I can update Parliament on fire safety and evacuation proposals; on the recognition of CE (‘Conf...
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence of voltage surges causing damage to domestic appliances in Grenfell Tower in the days prior to the fire on 14 June 2017.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The issue of electrical surges was considered in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 report, which focused on the causes of the fire. There were longstanding concerns raised by residents about electrical “surges” affecting appliances within the Tower. As ...
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My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce to the House that the Government is today publishing our official response to the fire re...
Home Office
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce to the House that the Government is today publishing our official response to the fire re...
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I am pleased to make a number of announcements to the House today that set out both the Government’s fire reform agenda and the introduction of a package of fire safety measures that will protect the public for years to come. Taken together, this is about...
Home Office
I am pleased to make a number of announcements to the House today that set out both the Government’s fire reform agenda and the introduction of a package of fire safety measures that will protect the public for years to come. Taken together, this is about...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to set up a national oversight mechanism for the Grenfell Inquiry to monitor the implementation of recommendations from (1) inquests, and (2) inquiries.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Government accepted, in principle, all of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 recommendations for central government. I chair the quarterly Grenfell Inquiry Recommendations Board to monitor progress against these recommendations and a tracker is publ...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum level of fine they can impose on freeholders of flat blocks where dangerous cladding has not been removed; and how many such fines have been imposed since the Grenfell Tower Inquiry started.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Government itself cannot impose fines but where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress in removing unsafe cladding then they should expect enforcement action by local authorities or Fire and Rescue Authorities. We have established a Joint...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report of the Public Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report, published on 30 October, when they plan to introduce new fire safety legislation.
Home Office
The Government accepts, in principle, all the recommendations made of central Government in Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry’s Phase One report and will work at pace to take these forward. This may include bringing forward legislation ahead of the Bill on bu...
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Cabinet Office
The timetable for the independent public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire is a matter for the Inquiry Chair. The Inquiry’s most recent update, published on their website on 5 March, confirms that the Chairman is in the process of drafting the Phase 1 ...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to speed up the start of the next phase of its work.
Cabinet Office
The timetable for the independent public Inquiry is a matter for the Chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick. Work on Phase 2 has been going on for several months. Sir Martin has said that he would like to start the Phase 2 hearings as soon as possible, but there is...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what information has been made available to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Dame Judith Hackett Review, and the Independent Experts Advisory Panel with regard to the findings set out in the Department for Business, Innovati
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Department is providing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry with the documents that it holds in accordance with its Terms of Reference and List of Issues. It will then be for the Inquiry to determine which of these documents are relevant.The Independent Review...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether visas have been issued to members of families of Grenfell Tower fire victims attending the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that are limited to a period shorter than the expected length of that Inquiry; and, if so why.
Home Office
We will do everything we can to support the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry and enable Core Participants to attend. Where attendance at the Inquiry is raised, visas have been issued, including outside of the Immigration Rules, for periods of up to six month...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 28 March (HL6432 and 6433), whether they intend the detailed questions contained and unanswered in the reply to be covered by the inquiry currently being unde
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
With regard to your previous question HL6432 the Government is taking forward this work at pace and on the Expert Panels’ advice we are conducting a thorough investigation including further testing as quickly as possible. We are committed to providing an ...
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