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HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am happy to endorse that work. Our building safety regime in this country is flawed in many respects, and decades of neglect now need to be addressed. That will have to work…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI reassure the hon. Lady that whatever funds are required to ensure that the regulator succeeds will be made available. A very large number of individuals are already working on…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyAbsolutely, and we have not ruled it out. Local authorities have the power to take enforcement action, and we are working closely with them to ensure that they do so if progress…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI do not have precise figures for my hon. Friend today, but he is right that the changes we have announced will bring a large number of additional buildings within the safety…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe hon. Lady is right—I am concerned about the position of those leaseholders, and we will work closely with the Treasury to see whether there is a way forward. There are already…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI will look up the hon. Gentleman’s letter and make sure that a proper response is given to him as soon as possible. However, the premise of Dame Judith’s work, which will be…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI have already said that we are very happy to engage with colleagues in the Scottish Government, and I will make sure that that happens. The funding that the Health and Safety…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, we have to follow procedures so we have consulted, which is the way we proceed on such matters. The consultation is now complete, we have…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI will consider the hon. Lady’s proposals.20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI have laid out today a very significant series of reforms—not least creating immediately the first regulator for building safety—and I have said that we will continue to work…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the major package of reforms to the building safety system that I am announcing today. The Government are…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyWe have been working closely with local authorities ever since the Grenfell tragedy. We have supported them with advice and funding so that they can draw up lists and provide data…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI will take up the issue the hon. Lady raises with respect to rights of access so that I can give her the best possible advice there. With respect to cost, the position today, as…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He raised these issues with me in the summer and has contributed to our work since then. My officials and I have worked closely with lenders,…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank the Father of the House, who has been heavily involved in this issue and has a long-standing interest in leasehold reform. We are working with the insurance industry and…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am happy to work with the hon. Lady and her colleagues in Scotland and to ensure that my Department is properly engaged with the Scottish Government, to learn all we can from…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am happy to review that once again, but as I said in response to previous questions, we have provided £600 million of funding to ensure that properties in the private and social…20 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyYes, I certainly can. I also draw attention to the fact that my hon. Friend has taken forward our new homes ombudsman. I will bring forward legislation in due course to put that…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentI would be happy to meet the hon. Lady—in fact, I have written to her council leader suggesting that we speak as soon as possible. We will also invest more in affordable housing.…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe draft Bill we intend to publish shortly will be about the future. A second piece of legislation will follow, following the reports from the Law Commission and the CMA, which…14 Jan 2020