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Written question asked by Fleur Anderson (Labour) on Thursday, 12 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 January 2023. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Berkeley Group: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the signing of the building safety repairs pledge by Berkeley Group Holdings plc, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of that company's performance in remediating life critical fire safety works in buildings over 11 metres that they (a) developed and (b) refurbished in the last 30 years in Putney constituency.

Answer

49 of the largest developers have signed a pledge to take responsibility for all necessary work to address life-critical fire-safety defects on buildings 11 metres and over in height that they had a role in developing or refurbishing. Signatories include Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson, Barratt, Bellway, Persimmon and Berkeley.

We will shortly publish a contract that will make the pledge commitments legally binding, and which we will expect developers to sign as soon as possible. The contract will contain provisions enabling us to monitor and audit the progress being made by developers to meet their remediation commitments.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
122280
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Buildings Fire prevention Standards Safety Repairs and maintenance Putney Berkeley Group
Link
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