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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address infrastructure and building safety issues within (1) school buildings, and (2) the NHS estate; and what is their current risk assessment for building collapse or failure in each of those.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address infrastructure and building safety issues within (1) school buildings, and (2) the NHS estate; and what is their current risk assessment for building collapse or failure in each of those.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff working on the Building Safety Programme in his Department left in the 12 months to 30 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff working on the Building Safety Programme in his Department left in the 12 months to 30 April 2024.
The Building Safety Programme and initiatives are staffed by civil servants working within the Safer and Greener Buildings Group of the department which has a wider set of responsibilities than the building safety initiatives.
45 employees permanently left the department having previously worked in the Safer and Greener Buildings Group in the 12 month period ending 30th April 2024. This is broadly equivalent to 11% of staff employed in the Group during the same period and circa 1% of the department’s total workforce in the same period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent roles in his Department related to the Building Safety Programme on 30 April (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent roles in his Department related to the Building Safety Programme on 30 April (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
The Building Safety Programme and initiatives are staffed by civil servants working within the Safer and Greener Buildings section of the department.
As at 30 April 2023, there were 3170.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) roles in the department of which 305.1 FTE roles were within the Safer and Greener Buildings Group.
As at 30 April 2024, there were 3669.5 FTE roles in the department of which 466.7 FTE roles were within the Safer and Greener Buildings Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to provide support for homeowners with remediation costs for building safety defects created prior to June 1992.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to provide support for homeowners with remediation costs for building safety defects created prior to June 1992.
Eligibility for the Building Safety Fund and the Cladding Safety Scheme is not dependent on when the cladding was installed, just that it was.
Furthermore, we have extended the limitation period under the Defective Premises Act 1972 from six to 30 years retrospectively to allow claims for compensation to be brought against those who have been involved in the construction of a dwelling where the dwelling is deemed not ‘fit for habitation’ at the time of completion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued for cladding remediation in Conservation Areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued for cladding remediation in Conservation Areas.
Local authorities are responsible for conservation areas. The Manual to the Building Regulations notes that where the functional requirement of Part B Fire Safety applies to buildings of special architectural or historic interest, local authority building control and conservation officers may be able to advise on how to comply appropriately, if guidance intended for common building situations might prove too restrictive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to set a cap on the maximum cost charged to leaseholders per year for building safety case reports for higher risk buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to set a cap on the maximum cost charged to leaseholders per year for building safety case reports for higher risk buildings.
I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement published here: Joint_Letter_-_Lee_Rowley_and_Philip_White.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk).
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) inspecting and (b) reporting on the structural safety of buildings constructed with RAAC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) inspecting and (b) reporting on the structural safety of buildings constructed with RAAC.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20527 on 15 April 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to ensuring that building owners, whether freeholders, commonhold associations or enfranchised leaseholders, who are required to remedy non ‘life-critical fire safety defects’ have an automatic remedy against the person responsible for the defective construction.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to ensuring that building owners, whether freeholders, commonhold associations or enfranchised leaseholders, who are required to remedy non ‘life-critical fire safety defects’ have an automatic remedy against the person responsible for the defective construction.
Interested parties including freeholders, leaseholders, commonhold associations or enfranchised leaseholders can potentially look to pursue a previous freeholder, developer and any associated company or person for remediation costs through a remediation contribution order. They also have the potential to pursue developers, contractors, or manufacturers where they are liable for defects which meant one or more dwelling in the building was not fit for habitation when the relevant works were completed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.
The definition of “life-critical defects” is in Annex 1 of the developer remediation contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of building insurance costs on people affected by building safety issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of building insurance costs on people affected by building safety issues.
I refer the Hon Gentleman to the answer to Question UIN 22834 on 26 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the cost of implementing a reinsurance scheme for people affected by building safety issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the cost of implementing a reinsurance scheme for people affected by building safety issues.
I refer the Hon Gentleman to the answer to Question UIN 22834 on 26 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of implementing a reinsurance scheme for people affected by building safety issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of implementing a reinsurance scheme for people affected by building safety issues.
I refer the Hon Gentleman to the answer to Question UIN 22834 on 26 April 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was their rationale for the short duration of the call for evidence in relation to jointly owned leasehold properties, from Thursday 21 March to Friday 5 April.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was their rationale for the short duration of the call for evidence in relation to jointly owned leasehold properties, from Thursday 21 March to Friday 5 April.
The Government has discretion about the length of calls for evidence.
In this instance, the call ran from Thursday 21 March to Friday 5 April 2024 and as a result this was a short duration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that when a building owner enters administration, qualifying leaseholders remain protected from non-cladding remediation costs under the Building Safety Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that when a building owner enters administration, qualifying leaseholders remain protected from non-cladding remediation costs under the Building Safety Act.
The costs of remediation will only fall on leaseholders in the event some or all of the leaseholders choose to buy the freehold collectively and take over the rights and responsibilities of being the freeholder. Otherwise, the responsibilities will remain with the freeholder or, following the conclusion of any insolvency proceedings, with the party who acquires the freehold following termination of the insolvency. In which case, the leaseholder protections will apply.
As a result, qualifying leaseholders under the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 will remain protected in law from the costs of non-cladding historical safety defects being passed on to them through the service charge (under the terms of the protections).
Should a building owner become insolvent and enter administration, interested parties including leaseholders can also potentially look to pursue a previous freeholder, developer and any associated company or person for remediation costs through a Remediation Contribution Order and also have the potential to pursue developers, contractors or manufacturers where they are liable for defects which meant one or more dwellings in the building was not fit for habitation when the relevant works were completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of buildings expected to have remediation paid for by a building owner that meets (a) the Developer Test (b) the Contribution Condition as of 15 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of buildings expected to have remediation paid for by a building owner that meets (a) the Developer Test (b) the Contribution Condition as of 15 April 2024.
Data on Building Safety Remediation progress is published on gov.uk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of Stewart Milne Homes Northwest England (Developments) entering administration on building safety remediation in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of Stewart Milne Homes Northwest England (Developments) entering administration on building safety remediation in England.
If the Hon Gentleman has specific concerns, we would be happy to receive them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has provided specific guidance to Right to Manage directors on their responsibilities under the developer remediation contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has provided specific guidance to Right to Manage directors on their responsibilities under the developer remediation contract.
If a dispute arises and leaseholders are unable to make contact with their developer, they should follow the published guidance in the Developer remediation contract: resident factsheet - GOV.UK.