Benn questioned the effectiveness of the building safety fund, particularly in cases where professional fire safety advisers have advised leaseholders that their cladding is unsafe but applications for funding are being rejected. He asked Gove to commit that if BS 8414 tests confirm risks, these buildings would receive funding from the building safety fund.

Shannon expressed his thoughts with the families of those affected by the tragedy and inquired about sharing changes and regulations related to building safety with other regions, particularly Northern Ireland, to ensure better safety standards are implemented across similar buildings.

Paisley encouraged Gove to visit Centrepoint to learn from the work they do for young people in housing and to share lessons learned to help them start a better life.

Cadbury questioned whether the new safety measures would apply equally to private sector tenants and leaseholders living in blocks with safety issues, ensuring they receive similar protections as social rent tenants under the proposed legislation.

Bottomley asked Gove about plans for providing greater security and fairness to park home residents and private leaseholders, referencing proposals from the Law Commission that could address unfairnesses in fire safety and other areas affecting these groups.

Betts highlighted concerns about a lack of automatic funding rights for social housing landlords affected by building defects, stressing the need to avoid a massive black hole in housing association funding that could hinder house construction.

The MP expressed deep sorrow and anger over the Grenfell tragedy, emphasising the need for political parties to unite in honouring those who lost their lives. She called for a zero tolerance approach to social landlords not upholding obligations, highlighting issues such as cuts affecting councils' repair budgets. She advocated for reversing these cuts and supported measures like beefing up the role of the regulator but noted that more is needed. Nandy also addressed concerns over housing shortages, leasehold reforms, and the cost implications of right-to-buy extensions.

Expressed concern over the severe lack of affordable housing supply and the inadequacy of current housing policies. Highlighted personal cases of constituents struggling with inadequate living conditions, demanding urgent action on social housing repair issues and advocating for a strengthened regulator to address tenant rights. Criticised government proposals such as the right-to-buy scheme and second-home discounts for not addressing underlying issues.

Neill paid tribute to victims of the Grenfell tragedy, acknowledging a systemic failure. He praised the Secretary of State for his efforts in addressing building safety issues but highlighted several areas requiring further action: cladding remediation costs, waking watch expenses, insurance premiums, and EWS1 form accreditation difficulties. Neill also discussed the need for Government support for small landlords and raised concerns about large Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) becoming too big to manage properly.

Betts intervened, expressing concern over unreasonable premium increases by insurers despite buildings being safer now. He suggested that Ministers should take further action with the Association of British Insurers and others to address these issues.

McDonagh intervened, suggesting that the drive for merger among housing associations is due to their lack of capital funding, reliance on equity in stock, and borrowing ability. She implied that current legislation and funding models are not ideal.

Welcomed the reflections made by the Secretary of State regarding Grenfell and acknowledged the progress already made. Raised concerns about the building safety levy burdening social landlords, disincentivising new house building, and impacting development pipelines negatively. Emphasised the need for more local authority involvement in housing associations to address accountability issues, such as maintenance problems and asbestos issues. Called for investment in energy efficiency in social housing to help vulnerable families cope with rising fuel bills.

Ms. Cadbury highlighted the ongoing building safety crisis five years after the Grenfell fire, emphasising that although some progress has been made since the Secretary of State took office, the situation remains unresolved. She cited specific issues faced by constituents in her constituency, such as leaseholders and students being evacuated from unsafe buildings like Paragon in Brentford due to structural flaws and inadequate cladding. Ms. Cadbury also mentioned the difficulties many face with EWS1 forms for selling homes, the skyrocketing insurance costs, and the lack of compensation for social rent landlords affected by the crisis. She criticised the Government's reluctance to mandate personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for residents with disabilities in at-risk buildings as discriminatory and dangerous. Additionally, she addressed the failure of the Conservative-led government over 12 years to address the housing market issues effectively, urging for more support from councils like Hounslow that are actively building social rent homes. She pointed out that while some progress has been made, there is still a significant gap in the number of social rent homes being built versus those sold under right-to-buy schemes.

Expresses condolences to families affected by the Grenfell fire, criticises regulatory failures in building safety and calls for a more transparent and comprehensive response from the government. He also raises specific issues regarding cladding inspections and funding eligibility, highlighting concerns about leaseholders’ uncertainty and financial burden. Benn advocates for buy-to-let landlords being included in protection measures and suggests the creation of a standing roundtable to address individual problems swiftly. Additionally, he discusses the social housing crisis, expressing concern over declining council house stock and increasing demand, advocating for more equitable solutions to meet housing needs.

Welcomed Grenfell residents and discussed the ongoing issues with social housing after the Grenfell tragedy, emphasising the need for a change in attitude towards social housing tenants. He highlighted that some properties are not covered by building safety legislation and raised concerns about the speed of progress in making buildings safe. Betts also addressed the financial challenges faced by housing associations and councils in ensuring homes are both safe and energy-efficient. He mentioned the lack of council houses due to right-to-buy policies, which has led to a shortage of family homes for those in need. Additionally, he criticised the lack of transparency in building control inspections as proposed by the NHBC.

The debate highlights the loss of over 134,000 social homes for rent between 2010 and 2021 due to sales and demolitions without replacement. The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill is welcomed but needs improvement. Ministers need to address leaseholder issues such as developers reassessing buildings and avoiding payment responsibility. There are still unresolved fire safety issues that require urgent action.

Acknowledges the contributions of Members and the Grenfell community, emphasises the importance of industry paying for building safety issues, mentions £62 million funding for fire alarms, highlights efforts to clamp down on developers who delay remediation works, discusses turning up the volume on tenants' voices, welcomes the housing ombudsman's paper on damp and mould, commits to properly funding the regulator, supports voluntary right-to-buy scheme.

Questions Minister about constituents in Mar House who have paid for costly fire alarm systems and are now facing demands for a waking watch. Asks if Government will fund the waking watch despite it not being an appropriate request from managing agents.

Questions Minister about placing the resident panel on a statutory footing and asks about the mechanism to ensure that the regulator is properly funded.

Asks the Minister if it is true that in the pilot there was nothing like a one-for-one, let alone a like-for-like replacement of the property sold. Points out why this could be a reason for stopping the pilot.

Invites Labour MP to meet with industry representatives to discuss practical issues in operating EWS1 form.