Mentions
Hansard, written questions, statements, EDMs
12 Jun 2023
Early Day Motion
Commons
Sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire
Dawn ButlerLabour
That this House marks with sadness the sixth anniversary of the terrible Grenfell Fire disaster; calls for urgent action from the Government to ensure all buildings are made safe by remedying fire safety defects irrespective of building type, height, tenure or any other characteristics so a disaster like this can never happen again; furthermore wishes to express our solidarity with the Grenfell fire survivors and calls for the Government to finally resolve outstanding issues relating to their...
17 Jan 2022
Early Day Motion
Commons
Shareholders in firms linked to the Grenfell Tower fire or building safety defects
Sir Peter BottomleyConservative
That this House notes that Arconic's Reynobond, Kingspan's K15 Kooltherm and Saint-Gobain Celotex foam insulation products have been found to be highly flammable and dangerously combustible; notes the statement by the Association of Residential Managing Agents that nearly £50,000 may be the average cost of remediating building safety defects including flammable cladding or insulation; understands the reason for the revocation of Kingspan's proposed sponsorship of Mercedes Formula One team; re...
19 Jul 2021
Early Day Motion
Commons
Unsafe cladding and building safety defects
Hilary BennLabour
That this House notes with concern the large number of people who, four years after the Grenfell Tower fire, are still living in blocks with unsafe cladding and other building safety defects; is aware that that situation is causing great concern and distress to leaseholders who are currently unable to sell their homes; believes that leaseholders should not have to pay for the cost of replacing cladding, fixing defects, waking watches and higher insurance bills; recognises that leaseholders do...
30 Apr 2019
Early Day Motion
Commons
FIRE SAFETY AND SCHOOL NOTICE BOARDS
Dr David DrewLabour
That this House notes with concern that a significant proportion of notice boards installed in school classrooms do not comply with current fire standards; is alarmed that in many instances notice boards are installed from an imported product currently marketed as being suitable for the manufacture of firelighters; notes that according to the Home Office Incident Reporting System there were 682 school fires in 2017-18 in England and that 30 per cent of school fires occurred with children in t...
26 Mar 2018
Early Day Motion
Commons
PAT TESTING DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Grahame MorrisLabour
That this House notes that at present there is no statutory requirement for landlords to PAT test electrical appliances in their rental properties; believes the appalling Grenfell Tower tragedy, which cost the lives of 71 people and left hundreds more homeless, started as a result of a faulty electrical appliance; and calls on the Government to encourage insurers to take PAT testing into account when evaluating tenanted premises to make PAT testing in rental properties a requirement and to he...
13 Jul 2017
Early Day Motion
Commons
FIRE SAFETY TESTING
Mr Jim CunninghamLabour
That this House expresses sorrow and concern following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire; welcomes the quick response of local authorities in Coventry, the West Midlands and nationally in testing the fire safety of high rise residential buildings, schools and other public buildings; is concerned by the high-rate of failures of safety tests amongst these buildings across the country; urges the Government to ensure that any recommendations of the forthcoming public inquiry are promptly implemented...
10 Jul 2017
Early Day Motion
Commons
GRENFELL TOWER FIRE
Jim FitzpatrickLabour
That this House joins with IOSH, the occupational safety and health community, and others to express sorrow and concern following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire; mourns the loss of at least 80 lives and the profound suffering of those affected; commends the outstanding efforts of the emergency services and volunteers in the face of such adversity; and strongly urges that the review of Part B of the Building Regulations 2006 is now expedited, that lessons from the investigation regarding preve...
21 Jun 2017
Early Day Motion
Commons
BRAVERY AND ROLE OF FIREFIGHTERS
John MannLabour
That this House pays tribute to the incredible bravery of the firefighters who tackled the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower; recognises that firefighters went into the face of extraordinary danger in service of the public; notes that firefighters carry out this service daily throughout the UK; further recognises that they have faced a significant cut in living standards over recent years; calls on the Government to reverse all cuts to funding to the fire and rescue services; and further calls ...