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519 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingWe are aware of all the survey work and other steps that local government has been involved in, and I pay tribute to local councillors for their active engagement, alongside fire…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and for his campaigning on these issues of fire safety, as well as on leasehold, over many months. Regardless of whether I look forward…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingMy hon. Friend rightly points out the contribution of many people in the steps that have been taken and in providing the essential technical and other information to inform and…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingIt is worth explaining to the hon. Gentleman that, as a matter of law, responsibility and liability effectively fall on the leaseholders themselves—court cases have demonstrated…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingIn the case of an individual building, it will be up to the owners to set out what steps will be required. Obviously we will inform them of the nature of the information that we…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI entirely agree with the points that my right hon. Friend has made. I think that she senses my real frustration and, indeed, anger at some of the practice that I have seen. We…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI thank the hon. Gentleman for welcoming my announcement. I should, for his sake, make it clear that this applies only in England, because, as he knows, responsibility for housing…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI commend my hon. Friend for his strenuous efforts on behalf of his constituents in relation to Northpoint. I understand the issue that he has highlighted. The fund is intended to…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingWith permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the remediation of private sector residential buildings with aluminium composite material cladding. In the wake of the…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support for our announcement. It is right that the Government have acted, but I underline the fact that the primary responsibility rests…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingThe key thing is obviously to make quick progress, and I note what the hon. Gentleman says about that building. Part of the response involves continuing to work with local…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI absolutely understand the pressure and strain that so many people have felt they were under, but actually we have taken steps to work with fire authorities and local authorities…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI would underline the support that we have given to public sector buildings, the £400 million fund that was committed last year and the progress that is being made on the removal…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI thought I had responded to the question on timing. We know from experience that the remediation and construction works could take many months in some cases, so it is difficult…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI entirely understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point. He has expressed the frustration that so many of us feel. There are companies that have done the right thing, and I have…09 May 2019HANSARDRough SleepingEarly adopters of the Rapid Rehousing Pathway In December, I announced the locations of the first 11 Somewhere Safe to Stay hubs, one of four elements that make up the Rapid…07 May 2019HANSARDBuilding Safety: Combustible MaterialsThe Government’s building safety programme has focused primarily on immediate interim mitigation actions and permanent replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM)…01 May 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI know that Bromley does incredible work for its local community. It has innovation, efficiency and real quality at the heart of its efforts. Equally, my hon. Friend raises an…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy hon. Friend makes the point very effectively about the innovation that we see in local authorities and he rightly underlines the work in his own community. Local authorities…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingLet me point out to the hon. Gentleman that this year we have given our local authorities access to £46.4 billion, a cash increase of 2.8% and a real-terms increase in funding.…24 Apr 2019