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HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe delivery of a target of 600,000 new heat pumps by 2028 requires significant resource; otherwise, only the very well-off will be able to afford the cost of both the heat pump…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Dowd. I echo the comments made across the Committee about our departed colleagues Mr Brokenshire and Sir David Amess. I…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)The hon. Member is absolutely right: we need to look at the evidence from actual fires. Many of us have had examples in our own constituency; the one that I mentioned was not in…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I was not sure when it was best to ask this question, so I will ask it now. It is a genuine question that I do not know the answer to. The hon. Member for North Devon rightly…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. It is a pleasure to serve under you again, Mr Efford. I cannot see a problem with the objectives of the clause and we will not object to it,…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)rose —23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Member makes a good point. The problem with insurance is that it can dominate discussions about public policy because issues arise that are not covered by the original…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)I share the concerns about what is happening to the insurance industry in the context of building safety. I also share the concerns raised by my hon. Friend the Member for St…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)Brentford and Isleworth, to be precise, but I thank the Minister for being so generous in allowing my intervention. The submission from the Local Authority Building Control group…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is making really powerful points. I have a number of blocks in my constituency managed by housing associations, but they were generally built by volume house…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank my hon. Friend, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I wanted to pursue the question, which I raised with the Minister last week, on the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I wished to intervene on the Minister.21 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—21 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)I wanted to ask a question.21 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady feels confident that the regulator’s powers cover high-risk buildings and the risks to buildings from flooding, overheating and the other aspects of climate change…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Davies. The Minister has said that this Bill will bring in a new era for building safety, but will it? I agree that it…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I understand the hon. Gentleman’s belief that the amendment strays into planning, but it talks about the “risk of harm arising from the location, construction or operation of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I agree that the Bill is better than what we had before. The hon. Gentleman talks about working for the future and future buildings. Is the system going to be resourced adequately…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)It is welcome that elements of local authority building control are being taken out of the competitive relationship in which they find themselves. I think that the head of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)That is what we are here for!16 Sept 2021