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HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseA number of agencies are working with the community. One of the issues that I have been very concerned about is mental health support. My right hon. Friend will have heard about…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseI thank the right hon. Lady for what she has said and the points that she has made on behalf of her constituents. I do not know whether she heard it, but I indicated at the start…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseI agree with a great deal of what the hon. Lady said. Yes, this is about that sense of justice and change. Clearly, there is an ongoing police inquiry that we must let take its…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseAbsolutely. It is important—especially in the remediation of this highest-risk ACM cladding—that we make as speedy progress as possible. We intend to attach conditions to the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his contribution and for the important points he has made to the House this afternoon. Indeed, Mr Speaker, may I also thank you for allowing…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire. I am also writing to the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales, who is on the Government Front Bench, indicates that that proposed legislation may not be taken forward by the Welsh…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseAs I indicated in a previous answer, we intend to make it a condition of the funding that there is a clear timeline and that actions are shown to be taken in terms of the work…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseOn the last point, the hon. Gentleman may be aware that we are conducting an examination of some of the evidence around office-to-residential conversions. The point he makes is…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseThe hon. Lady has made various statements in respect of what did or did not happen at that time. It is precisely those elements that are part of phase 2 of the public inquiry, and…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseOn the latter point, I have only seen some of the press reporting on that litigation, so it is difficult for me to comment, not knowing at this point the detail and nature of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseI would be very interested to hear any further details from the hon. Gentleman in relation to cases he is pointing to. I know the Minister for Housing has had regular surgeries…10 Jun 2019HANSARDBuilding SafetyAs we approach two years since the fire at Grenfell Tower and prepare to mark in respect and remembrance that devastating event, I wish to update the House on work we are doing to…06 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning: Mineral ResourcesOn the 6 March 2019, Mr Justice Dove handed down his judgment in the case of Stephenson v SoS MHCLG [2019] EWHC 519 (Admin). In accordance with the terms of the court order,…23 May 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower SiteToday I will lay before Parliament a departmental minute to advise that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has received approval from Her Majesty’s…21 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI hope my hon. Friend will understand if I say that he has not been part of the debate and I am slightly tight on time. I welcome the chance to respond to this debate. There have…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaThe holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most sacred times for Muslims across the country and across the world. So let me start by wishing Members of this House, and others…16 May 2019HANSARDLocal Government UpdateOn 29 November 2018 I told the House that I was launching a statutory consultation on the proposal for reorganising local government in Northamptonshire which I had received from…14 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important and relevant point about understanding someone’s pathway into the criminal justice system. My hon. Friend the Minister for Women, who…13 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI commend the hon. Lady. I know that she has spoken to the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for South Derbyshire…13 May 2019