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HANSARDBuilding SafetyI know that the hon. Gentleman, not least as a former council leader, has considerable experience in this area. He is right that the fire in New York reminds us of the range of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is exactly our intention, and it is the fruit of the work read by my hon. Friend and others.10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend makes an important point and allows me to place on the record my thanks to my hon. Friends the Members for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith) and for Stevenage…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI will look at the specific case of the building of just under 11 metres that the hon. Lady mentions. More broadly, I would absolutely love to be able to provide people with…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for her questions. First, I entirely agree with the generous and fitting words that she had for Jack Dromey. As I mentioned briefly…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyIt is our intention to ensure that those who are ultimately responsible—the ultimate owners of the freehold or the real owners of the building—pay in order to make it safe, but I…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI completely understand and appreciate the concerns expressed by the hon. Member. We are seeking to avert additional costs in the future. It will be difficult for us to make good…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyAbsolutely the intention of today’s statement is to try to address the concerns raised so powerfully by my hon. Friend on behalf of constituents who face those imminent bills. I…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the things that we saw just before Christmas with the Kingspan-Mercedes deal is the way in which public pressure from the Grenfell…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyYes, I absolutely will. I thank the hon. Member for bringing that to my attention.10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on building safety. Before I do so, I can confirm that I have asked the permanent secretary in my Department to…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyWe do accept that principle, and we will do everything that we can to round up the wrong ‘uns. I do recognise, none the less, that we are dealing with some individuals who have…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is certainly the case that many already enlightened owners have done just that. But one thing we are saying today is that ultimately…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyAbsolutely. Again, I do not want to over-promise, but I do recognise the need for speed.10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend, who has been a consistent campaigner in this area, makes a very good point. Again, I do not want to make a cast-iron commitment at the Dispatch Box on the…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank my hon. Friend for his fantastic campaigning on this issue. On the first point, which is linked to his second point, the owners, the freeholders and the responsible…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI congratulate the hon. Gentleman and all supporters of Cambridge United, and I extend my sympathies to Newcastle and Arsenal fans, given the unfortunate events of the weekend. On…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: such people are not responsible for these problems and in many cases they cannot afford the bills. I would not want to give advice…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI very much take my right hon. Friend’s point. We will try to ensure that the legislation deals with the potential perverse incentive to which he alludes.10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI absolutely take the hon. Gentleman’s point, but I think that the legislation we are bringing forward helps to address some of the regulatory failures to which he alludes. I also…10 Jan 2022