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Written question asked by Steve Reed (Labour) on Friday, 21 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2020. It was answered by Christopher Pincher (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 February 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Buildings: Insulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2020 to Question 11605 on Buildings: Insulation, whether the Government plans to provide councils with additional support to help identify the persons responsible for individual buildings with unsafe cladding.

Answer

Local authorities and housing associations have been asked to undertake a data collection exercise on residential buildings 18 metres and over in height to identify their external wall systems. The responsibility for collecting and providing information for the data collection lies with local authorities and housing associations.

The Department published a technical note on 18 July 2019 to provide local authorities and housing associations with additional support in identifying the details of external wall systems of buildings above 18 metres. Subsequently, in September 2019 we announced the provision of £4 million new burdens funding to support local authorities with the data collection.

The Department is in regular contact with local authorities and housing associations to support them as they carry out the data collection.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18746
Session
2019-21
Related items
Buildings: Insulation
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Buildings Insulation
Link
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