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Written question asked by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 30 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 October 2019. It was answered by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Social Rented Housing: Electrical Safety

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce mandatory electrical safety checks in the social rented sector in England.

Answer

Government is committed to ensuring that everyone is safe, and feels safe, in their home.

We published our Green Paper, "A new deal for social housing", in August last year. It asked whether new safety measures in the private rented sector should apply to social housing, including the proposed mandatory requirement on private landlords to ensure electrical installations in their property are inspected every five years. We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and will publish our action plan for implementing social housing reform in due course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
292076
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Electrical safety Social rented housing
Link
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