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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Yesterday, Sarah Corker highlighted the case of a leaseholder in a flat who was finally going through remediation after waiting for years. The flat was wrapped in plastic and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Yesterday, Sky highlighted the case of Zoe, who lives in a cramped, one-bedroom flat with small children, but is unable to move out of the flat because of the toxicity of the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for St Albans for powerfully arguing the case for the new clause. As she stated, it is now nearly five years since Grenfell, when 72 people tragically lost…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. Assessment planning implementation reviews are essential components of good policy. Given the significance of what we are collectively…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The two new clauses speak to the recommendations of the Hackitt review—one more generally, and one on a specific point raised in the review. I will speak first to new clause 8,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The hon. Member for St Albans asked whether the levy, the proposed tax that was leaked to the press by Her Majesty’s Treasury, made up part of the £5.1 billion. I note that the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for St Albans for introducing and explaining the new clause. Again, Labour supports the fundamental principle of rectifying the situation for the hundreds…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Her Majesty’s Opposition support the new clause. Fundamentally, and collectively, we will use every opportunity to try to protect leaseholders from historical remediation charges.…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Dowd. The new clause is technical and the Opposition do not wish to oppose it.26 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the new Ministers to their place. In 2019-20, the Government oversaw a net loss of 17,476 social homes. House building fell short of its national target by 90,000 homes.…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillClearly the status quo is not sufficient, hence the need for the Bill tabbed by my hon. Friend the Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner), which many Members on both sides of the…22 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I want to draw out a point that the Minister referred to. In the construction sector, as has been mapped out in the journey of the Bill so far, special delivery vehicles or…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)One of the roles that the ombudsman will be charged with will be dealing with rogue builders. What would happen if one of the members of the board seemed to be classed as a rogue…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Surely, going forward, if complaints from tenants are going to the new regulator of social housing, and a systemic problem is picked up—as with, for example, Clarion housing and…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Neither clause 137 nor the explanatory notes mention the voice of residents, tenants or leaseholders. The Minister correctly referred to the current structure of the housing…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and for reiterating the point about residents’ voices. Clarion was cleared, despite the fact that hundreds of repairs took place once…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I think it is about ensuring that the voice of tenants, residents and leaseholders is central to the new process—it is about bringing that to life. Throughout the Bill’s journey…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend and not-far neighbour for that powerful intervention. Many scenarios were highlighted this summer by ITV, following a segment on the failings of a large…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)If the Crown commissions a new build above 18 metres or seven storeys, the new regime applies. Can the Minister expand on this scenario? If there is a serious fire that results in…21 Oct 2021