Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jan 2022
Building Safety Bill
"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the undertaking to bring forward such matters in the other place and for listening to colleagues’ representations on a number of important issues. Given the pressures on business in the other House, will he assure us that there will be time …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jan 2022
Building Safety Bill
"I restate my welcome for the Minister’s tone and approach to the Bill, as well as that of the Secretary of State, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland). The Minister’s approach does enable some of us to support the Government in the …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 30th September 2021
Asked by:
Robert Neill (Conservative - Bromley and Chislehurst)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the average time between an offer of funding to remediate dangerous cladding being made by his Department and a Grant Funding Agreement being signed by the applicant.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
The Government acknowledges that remediation of unsafe cladding is complex and each individual project will vary in their journey through the funding application process. Detailed information on the Building Safety Fund application process and estimated timelines can be found in the Building Safety Fund application guidance available at: www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-application-process
Written Question
Thursday 30th September 2021
Asked by:
Robert Neill (Conservative - Bromley and Chislehurst)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average amount spent by owners of buildings is on legal advice on their Grant Funding Agreement between the agreement being offered by his Department and the owner signing that agreement.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
This information is not held by the Department.
The Government's funding covers all reasonable costs directly related to the remediation of unsafe cladding systems which may include legal fees involved with managing an application and a remediation project. This would be paid out together with other costs associated with the remediation project.
As a condition of funding, we require that all Government funding received, including for legal costs, are to be paid into an account which is for the benefit of leaseholders. This means that the funding can only be used for the remediation project, with no eligible project costs being passed onto leaseholders.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Building Safety Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds). I agree with everything he said, and also with the observations of my hon. Friend and neighbour the Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon).
The importance of getting these details right is absolutely …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jun 2021
Planning Decisions: Local Involvement
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) and to speak in this important debate.
Planning is about reconciling conflicts, such as conflicts in demand and conflicts in pressures both for homes, which are critical, and for building for protection …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Learned Societies at Burlington House
"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray) and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for leading this campaign, which I wholeheartedly endorse.
In the centre of London, our capital city, we …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"I shall be supporting Lords amendment 4L today with some regret, because I wish the Government had moved to resolve this issue since we last debated it yesterday; it is disappointing that they have not done so. I support the amendment on the basis that I want the Fire Safety …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"I had very much hoped that it would not be necessary for us to continue to have this debate in relation to this Bill. The core elements of the Bill are worth while and I support them. Unfortunately, however, it creates a set of potential liabilities upon wholly innocent leaseholders, …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Post Office Court of Appeal Judgment
"The Post Office wholly failed in its duties and obligations as a private prosecutor. It did so to such a degree that it constituted a gross abuse of that role. In consequence, the Justice Committee carried out an inquiry into the role of private prosecutors within our system. Many behave …..."Robert Neill - View Speech
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