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HANSARDBuilding SafetyAbsolutely. Again, I do not want to over-promise, but I do recognise the need for speed.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 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 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 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 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 SafetyI will absolutely look at that specific case. I do not want to say any more at this point, but my hon. Friend raises a very important point. One of the things with housing…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. We of course respect the devolution settlement, but he is absolutely right that money generated for building safety should be…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI wrote to and was in touch with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive earlier today, and I look forward to working with them. As the…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his points. He is right that there are people in small, one-bedroom flats who have been faced with huge costs, which are totally…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend is incredibly knowledge-able about all matters of property and housing. On the first part, absolutely. On the second part, that is a tempting thought, but I will…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyFirst, I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend, my predecessor. I have had the opportunity since joining the Department to see just how hard he worked, facing a number of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe hon. Gentleman makes a number of important points. Yes, the Department needs to be more expeditious and yes, we are focused on doing just that. Yes, it is important that the…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyThere are few people in the House who know as much about fire safety as my right hon. Friend. We will certainly work with him to explore the specific insurance provisions that he…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyFirst, I thank the hon. Lady—it is always difficult for me to praise a Liberal Democrat, but she has been campaigning consistently on this issue for some time and has done a great…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She was an incredibly hard-working figure in local government in London, where she helped to ensure that the needs of those in social housing…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyThose are very fair points. I have written today to Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive and the other devolved Administrations to outline the approach that we propose to…10 Jan 2022HANSARDProvisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2022-23Introduction Today, I have set out the provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23. This is a settlement that, at a national level, makes available an additional…16 Dec 2021HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations: Third Quarterly ReportEarlier today, the UK Government published the third quarterly report of our engagement with the devolved Administrations on the www.gov.uk page for intergovernmental relations.…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCompanion animals are a really good thing—cats, dogs or whatever they are—and it is vital that we work with landlords to ensure that people have the right to have the animal that…29 Nov 2021