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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I want to pick up on clause 7(4)(b), which says that the Secretary of State must consult other persons as he or she “considers appropriate.” The evidence the Committee received…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q We received evidence this morning from witnesses from the Health and Safety Executive. They described how they had been working closely with Government officials in developing…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Jayne first, please. Councillor McCoy: London Councils feels that the scope of the Bill needs to be expanded. We think that the focus on height is a rather rough approximation of…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Steve, do you want to talk about your own situation? Steve Day: Yes. I live in south-east London, in a development called Royal Artillery Quays. We had a £30 million…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q At the very beginning, you both outlined the potential size of the bill you are facing for remediation work, but over the course of the past year or so, particularly in relation…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning to both of you. This is a question for Richard. In paragraph 11 of your written evidence, you said: “We all know that these problems have been caused by historic…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning. If I have understood correctly, you seem quite comfortable with the new framework. You have talked about a smooth transition from one scheme to another, but some…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q May I clarify one point, just to confirm something? Where any organisation believes that there is a vacuum of accountability, or confusion around accountability, in this new…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Our Committee is trying to explore it, but I am wondering what your view is. I am hearing mixed signals as to whether you think that the roles are clear and that other…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q My question has been slightly anticipated by the last one. I was going to ask about the residents’ voice and some of the challenges that you face, and you have already touched…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Alison and Steve, for joining us today. Just to let the Committee know, Alison is one of my constituents and we have discussed these matters before. For the benefit…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I could hear the frustration in your voice when you said that the Fire Brigades Union has, effectively, been a bit of a lonely voice in trying to raise awareness and concerns…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q May I push for a little more detail on what constitutes “complex and lengthy” to your average person? Do you mean three months or three years? James Dalton: On the question of…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q To take you back to the previous question, James, you were asked whether building insurance would go up or down. In short, the answer was that it would likely go down for the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q As a supplementary, could you comment on the second part of my question, which was about the impact that this has had on the industry, and on the insurance costs facing…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you all for coming today. I was particularly struck by a statement in the ABI’s written evidence: “Although the frequency of fires over the last 10 years has decreased,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I think it was Martin who, answering an earlier question, said that under the commonhold system, there is a requirement to provide a full, independent survey, and that that…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for explaining why you support this principle. A small supplementary. To play devil’s advocate—I am perhaps inviting you to do the Government’s job for them—do you…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Chair, and excuse me for being slightly late to arrive. In your second point in your written evidence, Dr Glen, you say that ARMA has publicly supported the polluter…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning and thank you for joining us. In the light of what you may have heard from leaseholders and other people who are affected by this crisis, do you believe that the…14 Sept 2021