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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Ninth sitting)

"I am grateful to the Minister for being so generous with his time. My question relates to something that my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich West touched on during discussion of clause 37. There is a sort of cloak of corporate responsibility that people have hidden behind for …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Tenth sitting)

"I appreciate a lot of the hon. Member’s points and I share concerns about the very difficult situation. Does she agree, however, that if the legislation is too prescriptive, we could end up restricting the industry and as a result make it more difficult for it to adjust to what …..."
Brendan Clarke-Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)

"The Minister has mentioned appeals. Will he say more about what the Government are going to do to ensure that the regulator is transparent in those appeals and in the outcome of the reviews?..."
Brendan Clarke-Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)

"The Minister mentions the duty to co-operate between the Building Safety Regulator and other regulators, and the information-sharing gateways. Will he tell us a little more about that, and why ombudsmen and the Building Safety Regulator will need to work together?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)

"May I say once again what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford? My right hon. Friend mentioned the independent review’s recommendation that the regulator for higher risk buildings be funded by this full-cost recovery approach. Can the Minister explain why the Building Safety Regulator is …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)

"It is very good to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Efford. The Minister is discussing the powers that have been strengthened for both the regulator and local authorities—something I certainly welcome—and, following on from that, the ability to set requirements when granting applications for building control approval. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (Eighth sitting)

"We have discussed appeals. As part of the process, it is important that we have a robust and accessible appeals process, which is easy for people to undertake. Does the Minister share my opinion that these appeals need to be conducted in a reasonable amount of time? They have a …..."
Brendan Clarke-Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Building Safety Bill (First sitting)

"Q Sir Ken, good morning. Given that, thankfully, the number of fires and deaths in buildings is low—although ideally it would be zero, of course—do you think the market has overreacted?

Sir Ken Knight: It is a very fair question. That is in the area of probability or likelihood …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
East Midlands Economy

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) for securing this incredibly important debate on our beloved east midlands.

My constituency of Bassetlaw, which is in the very north of the region, has had many connections, …..."
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Written Question
Riding Sunbeams
Monday 6th September 2021

Asked by: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Conservative - Bassetlaw)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £2.5 million granted to Riding Sunbeams Apollo Ltd under the Getting Building Fund in November 2020 has been used to pay staff at (a) Riding Sunbeams Apollo Ltd, (b) the charity Possible, (c) Friends Provident Foundation, (d) Thrive Renewables Ltd and (e) Snowball Impact Management Ltd.

Answered by Luke Hall

This level of detail is not held by MHCLG. The contract for the project is between East Sussex County Council and Riding Sunbeams Apollo Ltd. The bulk of the £2.527 million costs are allocated to capital expenditure, with £300k allocated to management costs.