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HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, I do not recognise that characterisation; there is huge esteem for the devolved Governments. We need to recognise that our United Kingdom is the most successful…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, the Government are investing £5.1 billion to remediate unsafe cladding in residential buildings over 18 metres. The Building Safety Bill will require building owners to…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsI thank the noble Lord for raising this issue. It is quite clear that you need to have the competence to spend taxpayers’ money. The best way in which to rein them in is, of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, I recognise the plight that leaseholders in social housing face, particularly those who are shared owners and have only a proportion of the equity. We made it part of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, we have a new Secretary of State who is putting his fresh eyes on this. We recognise that the developers that put up these shoddy buildings need to pay. Indeed, we may…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, I do not think it is as simple as that this was at the hands of failed regulation, although we recognise that there was regulatory system failure. That is why we are…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, we are looking very closely at the “polluter pays” principle and the amendments that have been supplied to us by Steve Day. I have asked my officials to meet on a number…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, the Government have made clear that they intend to work with the devolved Administrations to ensure that funding is used to best effect and supports citizens across the…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy noble friend knows that government is not quite so simple. In all seriousness, we have stated publicly that the new tax on developers will raise at least £2 billion over 10…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, I am happy to look at that specific case, because that sounds like an eye-watering sum of money. In the first instance, is full-scale remediation the answer? Has the…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, perhaps there is repetition in both the Question and indeed the Answer. The Building Safety Bill, which is going through very close scrutiny in the other place, provides…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsThe noble Lord is right that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State has a number of responsibilities, but he takes his ministerial responsibilities with regard to the…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, there is no sign of disrespect when we call a Government a devolved Administration, but I am happy to call them devolved Governments in future if that is seen as more…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, my noble friend is right that there needs to be effective intergovernmental working. Indeed, my right honourable friend the Secretary of State is committed to continuing…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsThe Minister for Intergovernmental Relations is committed to strengthening the union, as he was when he was previously responsible for constitutional integrity, as Chancellor of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, clearly, there needs to be constructive engagement on devolved matters, and I believe that there is. In fact, the commitment to Wales is really quite considerable: there…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, I do not recognise the lack of engagement with the devolved Administrations. In fact, as we speak, the Prime Minister is in a meeting with First Ministers, and there…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsIt is quite clear that the building owner and freeholder have responsibility for keeping the building safe. Whether the costs are passed on to leaseholders is a matter for the…18 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, I accept that it is important that all government decisions should be based on sound analysis and data, which I am sure will be the case as we look to work closely with…18 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Defects: CostsMy Lords, we are working very closely with the sector. I point out that there was a £400,000 fund specifically for providers in the social sector to remove aluminium composite…18 Oct 2021