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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Residential Buildings: Cladding

Monday 20 July 2020 · 2 questions

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Answered 2 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial Department has made 1.6 billion available to remove unsafe cladding from residential buildings.
  • We have received 1,378 completed registration forms for the building safety fund, with expected full allocation by March.
  • Tough enforcement action is planned for building owners responsible but not taking remediation action.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Ian Byrne Lab Wallasey
Housing Environment
Context

Over two thirds of high-rise buildings with dangerous aluminium composite material cladding have either been completed or started remediation. There are applications for more than 1,000 buildings to the building safety fund.

Question

What steps is his Department taking to ensure that dangerous cladding is removed from residential buildings of all heights? Will the Minister commit to release more funding in line with the Select Committee recommendation to ensure that all fire safety defects are addressed?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Christopher Pincher)

We have made available £1.6 billion to remove unsafe cladding systems, which should be sufficient. To date, we have received 1,378 completed registration forms for the building safety fund, and we expect this money to be fully allocated by March.

Answered

Not addressed: The Minister did not commit to releasing additional funding beyond £1.6 billion.

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Q2 Mike Amesbury Lab Worcester
Housing
Context

The Building Safety Bill is being published in draft form. The Department's figures highlight that 246 buildings are still wrapped in Grenfell-style cladding and thousands more are clad in equally flammable materials.

Question

How will the measures outlined in the Building Safety Bill speed up remediation while increasing the size and scope of the building safety fund?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Christopher Pincher)

Some 72% of buildings that had ACM cladding have had that cladding removed. Tough enforcement action is on its way for those owners responsible but not taking remediation action. We expect a significant proportion of remediation costs to fall on the shoulders of building owners.

Answered

Not addressed: The Minister did not commit to increasing the size or scope of the building safety fund.

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