Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"As the Minister says, we do need that housing. There are some solutions locally, where Education or Health land has become available. Will she undertake to talk to those Department—I can talk to her in more detail about local issues—to ensure that that land can be released as soon as …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"14. What steps he is taking to support people out of temporary accommodation. ..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"I cannot help but note that earlier the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking) was concerned about 21,000 new homes being built in Enfield, which is not in his constituency, but on the edge of it. He made some sensible points about infrastructure, but does my hon. Friend agree that …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"I rise to speak to Government new clause 44 and new schedule 2. These provisions give powers to the Mayor of London to establish a pilot to set up a strategic licensing policy statement, which would cover sections 4 and 5 of the Licensing Act 2003. In summary, that is …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"I absolutely understand and support the Government’s approach to supporting businesses, but good businesses are not supported if the fees for temporary events notices and other licences do not keep up with inflation. Where there is a flood of temporary events notices for extended hours by some businesses, it causes …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"I thank the hon. Member, who is making some interesting points. On his point about a referendum, the balance of numbers in a villages-versus-conurbation vote means that there might well be an obvious outcome to such a referendum. We have seen really good work in devolution in Greater Manchester. Previously …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"My hon. Friend highlights the challenge. London is often described as a series of villages, yet we have one elected Mayor of London, whose post was created 25 years ago with the London Assembly. Does he agree that, being strategic, the mayor can serve both an inner-city London borough such …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"Talking of the informal economy, Airbnb is a big issue in London. The old-style Airbnb, in which you simply stayed with somebody, has been overtaken, and people are now purchasing flats just to let them out through Airbnb. I believe Airbnb is within the scope of the Bill, but does …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
"In my constituency, as well as in Camden, Islington, Southwark and other inner-London boroughs, schools are closing, apparently partly because of short-term lets. This does not apply so much in my constituency, but in some areas, the homes are there, but people do not live in them full time, or …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 16th January 2025
Asked by:
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to encourage insurance companies to insure buildings with a PAS 9980 assessment of (a) low and (b) medium tolerable that do not require remediation.
Answered by Alex Norris
- Minister of State (Home Office)
Building owners are responsible for ensuring that buildings have appropriate buildings insurance in place.
The government encourages insurance companies to provide suitable, fairly-priced insurance for all blocks of flats, whatever the conclusion of the Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls.
Insurers make commercial decisions about the price and terms of cover they offer following their assessment of the relevant risks. Government is determined that insurance companies treat customers fairly and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires firms to ensure their products offer fair value. The FCA has been clear it will be monitoring firms and, where necessary, it will take action.
My officials would be happy to speak to the insurance industry about any building brought to our attention, which is unable to obtain any buildings insurance cover.
For buildings that do require remediation, the Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, led by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners, may reduce high premiums for some of the most affected multi-occupancy buildings with fire safety issues.