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HANSARDNational Design GuideThis Government have been clear that we must build the homes that this country needs. However, this objective must not come at the expense of quality. The places we create must be…01 Oct 2019HANSARDHouse Building and PlanningBuilding new homes is not just about bricks and mortar, it is about ensuring everyone, including developers, does their bit, to make swift progress, protect the environment, and…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTowns FundOn 27 July 2019 the Prime Minister announced that the £3.6 billion towns fund would support an initial 100 town deals across England. The fund is part of the Government plan to…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI am very happy to work with my hon. Friend on that issue. We have already published updated advice notes on fire doors. It is an important issue that we want to take forward.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyLocal authorities have robust enforcement powers available to them, and we are working closely with them to guide and support them. If the hon. Lady would like to come to me with…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyMy hon. Friend and I share a passion for doing that. We announced in the spring statement a new future homes standard that will ensure that no new home will be built in this…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyThe announcement that I made today sets out a timetable. The fund is now open. Every private sector building should apply, and we believe that they will. If, over the course of…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s work. A number of the initiatives that I announced today commenced during his tenure and he was the driving force behind them. I will, of…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyAs I think I said earlier, we will always be guided by the safety of residents, but we must be led by the evidence, and the consultation I am launching today will do exactly that.…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyAs I said in my statement, I have worked very closely with the Home Secretary in preparing this announcement. The protection board will be a partnership between the fire and…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI am very happy to take that up with the hon. Lady, although I think it is more likely to be a question for the Environment Secretary. I thank her for the work that she and I did…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyWith permission, I wish to take this early opportunity as Secretary of State to update the House on the Government’s progress on building safety and to set out this…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyWith respect, that is exactly what we have announced today.05 Sept 2019HANSARDBuilding SafetyI updated the House today in an oral statement on the Government’s progress on building safety and set out this Administration’s approach. As set out in the statement, I am…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyWith respect to the threshold for sprinklers, we have made it clear that our preference is 18 metres, on the basis of the expert advice that we have received so far, but we are…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI think I have already answered that.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyMy hon. Friend and I have corresponded and spoken about the issue in his constituency. As I said in my correspondence to him, I encourage the building owners in his constituency…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyThe hon. Lady can see that we are doing a root-and-branch reform of the building safety system, both in the interim and in the long term with the building safety Bill that will…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI am very happy to take my hon. Friend up on that. He knows that I share his determination to take forward wider reforms in the leasehold sector, and I will be introducing…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. He and I have worked well together on other issues and I hope that we can do so on this issue, which should be beyond party…05 Sept 2019