Grenfell Tower Fire/Fire Safety Debate

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Grenfell Tower Fire/Fire Safety

Kate Green Excerpts
Monday 26th June 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I can confirm to the hon. Lady that our commitment on funding and providing support where necessary for those who need it also applies to housing associations.

Kate Green Portrait Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)
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The Secretary of State said in his statement that the problem of unsafe cladding might not be confined to residential buildings. It is also not necessarily confined to high-rise tower blocks. There is a particular concern about sheltered housing, which was described to me as, in many cases, a tower block turned on its side. Will the facilities for testing where cladding has been applied to those buildings also be made available?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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Yes, they will.