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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady. My understanding is that clause 138 will deal with the point she makes. To continue with clause 135, this proposal brings the architects’ profession in line…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)That is correct.21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I apologise if there was any ambiguity in the point that I was making. Housebuilders will have to be a member of the scheme, so if they do not comply with the scheme requirements…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I completely agree with the premise of his point, which is that that independence needs to be present in such a way that those…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Schedule 8 allows the scheme to include provision about a person exercising functions under the new homes ombudsman scheme, and it allows them to do so jointly with persons…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to have you back in the Chair and to serve under you, Mr Dowd. The Government are committed to ensuring that leases reflect the duties and obligations placed on…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Regardless of where in the UK people live, it is important that they have access to the redress that we have set out in the Bill. Discussions are ongoing with the devolved…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is an exciting day for me. I hope that the Committee will indulge me briefly while I refer back to my time as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on excellence in…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The point about fairness and transparency is incredibly important, not least given the comments that the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth made about the opaqueness or…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The purpose of the ombudsman is not only to resolve complaints but to drive up standards of quality. Therefore, the scheme must include provision for the making of recommendations…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing some of his casework for us to consider. The hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth mentioned the demise of the role of the clerk of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Such a complex question may be outwith the coverage of the Bill; however, it would be beholden on the Secretary of State to ensure that the process was managed appropriately.…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. To ensure that the developers of new build homes are accountable for their actions, they will be required to become…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I think, in terms of the spectrum of powers, that we are better focusing on the ultimate power: that developers could be expelled from the scheme if they do not comply with the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clause 135 relates to the competence of architects. It was developed in response to a proposal in the independent review that advised that the Government and the Architects…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton North East for raising this important matter. It is clearly an area of great concern in his constituency. Too many people have been…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)If there was any ambiguity in what I said, I apologise. The expectation is that this will be clear and transparent from the start. We are not setting out in any way to obfuscate;…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We recognise the need to ensure that the building safety regime is compatible with existing legislation, especially when it comes to ensuring that tenants of higher-risk buildings…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The clause contains key definitions used in part 4 of the Bill. It also clarifies the fact that the requirements in part 4 do not apply to the Palace of Westminster. For example,…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)On the question of one person officially residing here, it may be that two people end up officially residing here at some point due to historical reasons, so it was worth taking…21 Oct 2021