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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure once again to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and to follow the Minister, whom I welcome to his place on the Front Bench. I concur with his comments on…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)The FBU and Leeds University have carried out recent research that for residents in buildings of 11 metres-plus the risk of fire is somewhat higher. The current scope of the Bill…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment, Mr Dowd. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 62 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 63 Regulations under section 62:…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)Many of these amendments are technical tidying-up exercises, looking at the legislation coming through the other place at the moment on leasehold, ground rents and commonhold. In…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I will be brief in my remarks to the Minister. I am just looking for some clarity and reassurance. The Executive and the Secretary of State obviously hold a lot of power here.…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister and other Members for their helpful contributions. As has been said, insurance, particularly professional indemnity insurance, has caused considerable debate…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)Briefly, I am sure these clauses are welcome; information sharing will be vital to the new landscape of building safety. The introduction of an electronic portal—I might refer to…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I have just one brief question—and a plea. Again, they refer to personal emergency evacuation plans, or PEEPs, and a submission from the Leaseholder Disability Action Group, or…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)After how many days will the building safety charge be payable, and how much will it be? That is vital, obviously, to resident leaseholders. On the finer detail of the scope, will…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South, and I welcome the direction of travel, which demonstrates how this place can work most effectively for the good…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)It just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? According to the Government’s own figures, 274 hospitals of 18 metres and above are in scope at the moment, as well as 10 care homes. For…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)We agree with the Minister.23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I should have said earlier, Mr Efford, that it is yet again a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. We welcome the increased regulation—the compliance and stop notices…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Efford. For clarity, are we talking to clause 37 or clause 38, which is about offences?23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)We welcome the stronger sanctions, given the gravity of the consequences and the context, which the Minister referred to, of the tragic events of Grenfell over four years ago.23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister and other members of the Committee for their contributions. The clause responds directly to the Grenfell residents’ voices, which is most welcome. We had a…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister and other Members who have made contributions. As the Minister said, this is a technical but necessary clause. He referred to the future homes and future…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)Again, these are very technical but necessary amendments, which ultimately simplify and unify building control legislation, processes and procedures, and enforcement.23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)As the Minister says, this will raise the bar and raise the standards of building control throughout, as recommended by Dame Judith Hackitt and the review. It will do so through…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I concur with the Minister. Question put and agreed to. Clause 42 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clause 43 Functions exercisable only…23 Sept 2021