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Building Safety Fund 2020-06-15

2020-06-15

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Q1 Direct Answer
Lucy Powell Lab
Manchester Central
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The Building Safety Fund was launched on June 1, and its prospectus outlines the criteria for eligibility. However, many buildings are ineligible due to the fund's limited size.
Lucy Powell inquired about what more will be done by the Government to ensure that leaseholders are not bearing the brunt of removing dangerous cladding from their buildings when such buildings are ineligible for the fund because remediation work was already underway before March 11, leading to costs being passed on to residents.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Christopher Pincher
Christopher Pincher stated that where remediation was under way before 11 March, residents should first seek to recover costs from building owners who in turn should recover them from developers. He also offered to discuss the specific case raised by Lucy Powell further.
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