Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Cladding Remediation - Follow-up

Status: Closed Opened: 25 Feb 2021 Closed: 16 May 2022 14 recommendations 2 conclusions 1 report

Following the Secretary of State’s announcement on 10 February of additional funding for cladding remediation, the Committee will take evidence from MHCLG, the UK Cladding Action Group, LGA and others. We will look at how this support will be allocated, and the steps that will be taken to ensure that leaseholders and tenants are protected … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Follow-up HC 1249 29 Apr 2021 16 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
16 Recommendation Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Fo… Acknowledged

We do not think the Government is doing everything it can to support the physical...

We do not think the Government is doing everything it can to support the physical and mental health of residents of affected buildings. The Government should work with local authorities to ensure that affected residents have access to the physical and mental health support they need. The Government should make … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledged the negative mental health impact of the building safety crisis and stated it is working to ensure all people receive the mental health support they need, but did not commit to the specific actions recommended.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
8 Mar 2021 Richard Goodman · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, The Lord Greenhalgh · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View ↗
1 Mar 2021 Dr Dean Buckner · Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, Dr Nigel Glen · Association of Residential Managing Agents, Dr Will Martin · UK Cladding Action Group, Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation, The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE · Local Government Association (LGA) View ↗

Who gave evidence

7 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Dr Dean Buckner · Trustee Leasehold Knowledge Partnership 1
Dr Nigel Glen · CEO Association of Residential Managing Agents 1
Dr Will Martin · Co-Founder UK Cladding Action Group 1
Kate Henderson · CEO National Housing Federation 1
Richard Goodman · Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and N… Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1
The Lord Greenhalgh · Minister of State for Building Safety and Communi… Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1
The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE · Fire and Building Safety Spokesman Local Government Association (LGA) 1

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
20 Apr 2021 Association of Residential Managing Agents briefing notes on building insurance…
20 Apr 2021 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities to …
19 Mar 2021 To cttee Letter from Lord Porter, LGA Building Safety Spokesperson, to the Chair dated 5…