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Written question asked by Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party) on Thursday, 20 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 January 2019. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to assist private owner occupiers of properties that have hazardous cladding.

Answer

The Government’s priority is to ensure that residents of high-rise buildings above 18 metres with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems are, and feel, safe


A joint expert inspection team will support local authorities in ensuring, and, where necessary, enforcing remediation of private sector high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding systems. To support the work of the inspection team, Government has made further funding available up to £1 million.

Officials continue to engage with developers, building owners and managing agents with responsibility for buildings with unsafe ACM cladding systems to ensure that they are fully remediated as quickly as possible. We have written to all relevant private sector building owners reminding them of their responsibilities towards making their buildings safe, and the Secretary of State has set his strong expectation that leaseholders should be protected from the costs of remediation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12499
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fire prevention Insulation Owner occupation Repairs and maintenance High rise flats
Link
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