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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Dowd, and I apologise for my eagerness earlier; I take all opportunities to talk about the climate change emergency. The Minister was clear in his opening remarks…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is right. We will address the climate emergency in many forms. I think the regulator will already be working on it, and I will come to that in a second.16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I absolutely agree with that point. As I said regarding an earlier amendment, the definition of the requirements and the core functions as set out to the Building Safety Regulator…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Sixth sitting)I will come to that intervention shortly, but I was just about to say that a quick google of the definition of the word “wellbeing” is quite telling. The top result notes that it…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. I am somebody who does not think that we should add words for the sake of it, if the regulator is already doing the work. The explanatory…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)There will be many discussions over the course of the Committee about the definitions, but ultimately we believe in the regulator, in the work that is being done, and in people…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)As I have already pointed out, I do not feel it is necessary to add that given the scope of the Bill, the work of the regulator and the work that has been done to get to this…16 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, the expert Family Solutions Group produced a hard-hitting report called “What about me?”, which focuses on the 280,000 children each year who experience their parents…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Third sitting)Q My question is to Mr Russell, because we have not heard so much from you. First, how does this Bill help to upgrade the UK product safety system, and what could be improved?…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q If the fire brigade felt it was useful to have a single point person, do you think in your block and other blocks that could be achieved, subject to the definition of roles and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I asked a really basic question of our witnesses in the first panel on Thursday last week about living in a household in a high-rise building. There is so much fear now,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)That is really helpful. Steve Day: I know that I am coming back to what I have said before, but for me it is about trust. If we are having a building safety charge, that is…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q This is such a difficult area, and it has been very distressing for people who have been affected by the fire. We heard some really compelling evidence about the safety of high…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you both for coming. You are very compelling witnesses, and you have a great skill in being able to talk about something that is incredibly emotional to you, for…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesI am pleased that Stroud’s haulage drivers are receiving more recognition for how integral they are to the smooth running of our lives and businesses, and I hope that will help…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI thank the Petitions Committee and everyone who signed the petition to secure this debate today. The childcare juggle is real. Parental life should come with a military gold…13 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Daly touched on this earlier. What role do you think the fire services need to play in ensuring that a future system is proportionate, in terms of both their own work and…09 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I should have asked this question before, so I apologise. This is a pretty basic question, but we have gone straight into quite a lot of technical points. Since Grenfell there…09 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q The Bill gives the Secretary of State the power to regulate construction products. Does the Bill contain enough information about the new regime? Is there enough certainty about…09 Sept 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Second sitting)Q This might be a question for the Minister, but do you feel, given how the Bill and the regulations are going, that there will be scope for that wider definition and the…09 Sept 2021