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Future of the Grenfell Tower Site

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

In my update to the House on Grenfell Tower and building safety on 18^th December 2017, I referred to anxieties about the long term future of the Grenfell Tower site from those who have been most affected by the terrible events of 14^th June 2017.

I set out that the Minister for Grenfell Victims was working with the local community and Council to agree a set of written principles that will guide the way forward on decision-making for the future of the site. The bereaved, survivors and immediate North Kensington community will lead and be at the heart of the decision-making process.

I am today placing a copy of the agreed principles in the House Library so that our commitments are on the record. I am also placing in the Library a copy of a letter from myself and the Minister for Grenfell Victims to residents offering assurance about ongoing engagement regarding management of Grenfell Tower.