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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"When I think of Grenfell, which I often do, I think first of the people who died; not just that they died—72 people, including 18 children—but how they died. I forced myself to read the accounts of what happened—the phone calls made that night, the people waiting for rescue that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"I very much thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; he has put it very clearly and succinctly. I started with cladding and insulation—I have quite a long list—because that is where we have seen some activity. As I said, it is not the correct activity and it has not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"Again, I entirely agree. Every month, more comes to light. That is true in my constituency, as I am sure it is in other Members’ constituencies. I am dealing with one case at the moment where the cladding is not flammable but there are no fire breaks behind it. That …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"Most of these buildings are in the planning process, and some have been withdrawn and resubmitted, as I hope is the case with this one. Fifty-five storeys and a single staircase is the proposal as things stand. There are many other examples across west London and the country, not necessarily …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"I could not agree more. The truth is that the Government have put it in the “too difficult” column, along with other things. It is not that they have an argument for why they do not need such plans; it is because they are saying, “Well, it will be too …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"I agree that we need safer systems and that we need to plan. There has been a free-for-all for too long in the building industry, where there has been a gold rush to acquire sites and build whatever it can get away with—the envelope has been continually pushed.

I slightly …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"I will allow one more intervention. I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s speech arrived late, so I am letting him deliver it paragraph by paragraph...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Grenfell Tower: Fifth Anniversary

"I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s comments, because he is going through the practical steps that need to be taken rather more methodically than I am. I accept his concentration on getting the regulation right, but it is not the only thing we have to get right. As I began my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Mar 2022
Homes for Ukraine Scheme

"I am really proud of how my constituents, council and local refugee groups, such as West London Welcome and Refugee Action, are working together to welcome Ukrainian refugees. We had had 80 into the borough by Tuesday and that will more than double by the weekend. That includes welcome packs, …..."
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Written Question
Social Rented Housing
Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how he plans to assess the impact of the provisions in the Building Safety Bill and associated Building Safety Funding proposals on the delivery of new social housing and improvements to existing social homes.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) continues to have regular conversations with social landlords and their representative bodies about the implications of the Building Safety Bill and the Building Safety Fund for their residents and their work to build and improve social housing. DLUHC continue to work to ensure that residents live in safe buildings.

The Building Safety Bill provides that the effectiveness of key elements of the new legislation, including the Building Safety Regulator and the regulatory system for building safety, will be examined at least once every five years through an independent review. 123 applications are currently progressing through the Building Safety Fund with £128 million committed.