Written question asked by Mike Amesbury (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Monday, 20 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

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Social Rented Housing: Fire Prevention

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - March 2024, published on 18 April 2024, in how many of the 1,911 buildings from social housing surveys that are known to require works was a participant developer under the Self-Remediation Contract the (a) developer and (b) principal contractor.

Answer

The Government focus is on ensuring remediation happens as quickly as possible – hence why developers have taken on responsibility for buildings where appropriate. It is for developers to deal with any historical relationship with contractors.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

26598

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Fire prevention Insulation Social rented housing Repairs and maintenance

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk