Parliamentary Activity

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combustible materials in and on the external walls of new residential buildings higher than 18 metres were banned in 2018.The Building Regulations 2010 set functional requirements for fire safety, including the need for internal linings and structural ele...
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Currently building standards are regulated by the Building Safety Regulator. The annual net cost of Building Safety Regulator is expected to be £43m for 2025/26.Government has accepted the recommendation made in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report...
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The issue of electrical surges was considered in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 report, which focused on the causes of the fire. There were longstanding concerns raised by residents about electrical “surges” affecting appliances within the Tower. As ...
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Government accepted, in principle, all of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 recommendations for central government. I chair the quarterly Grenfell Inquiry Recommendations Board to monitor progress against these recommendations and a tracker is publ...
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Government itself cannot impose fines but where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress in removing unsafe cladding then they should expect enforcement action by local authorities or Fire and Rescue Authorities. We have established a Joint...
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Home Office
The Government accepts, in principle, all the recommendations made of central Government in Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry’s Phase One report and will work at pace to take these forward. This may include bringing forward legislation ahead of the Bill on bu...
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Cabinet Office
The timetable for the independent public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire is a matter for the Inquiry Chair. The Inquiry’s most recent update, published on their website on 5 March, confirms that the Chairman is in the process of drafting the Phase 1 ...
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Cabinet Office
The timetable for the independent public Inquiry is a matter for the Chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick. Work on Phase 2 has been going on for several months. Sir Martin has said that he would like to start the Phase 2 hearings as soon as possible, but there is...
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Department is providing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry with the documents that it holds in accordance with its Terms of Reference and List of Issues. It will then be for the Inquiry to determine which of these documents are relevant.The Independent Review...
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Home Office
We will do everything we can to support the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry and enable Core Participants to attend. Where attendance at the Inquiry is raised, visas have been issued, including outside of the Immigration Rules, for periods of up to six month...
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
With regard to your previous question HL6432 the Government is taking forward this work at pace and on the Expert Panels’ advice we are conducting a thorough investigation including further testing as quickly as possible. We are committed to providing an ...
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Cabinet Office
The Prime Minister has made clear that survivors, families of victims and local residents affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy will have government funding for legal representation. The Prime Minister’s notice of determination to the Inquiry, published ...
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