Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how many residents of the Grenfell Walkways have been rehoused as at 26 January 2018.

As of 29 January, figures from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea show that 40 households from Barandon, Hurstway and Testerton Walks (collectively known as ‘the Walkways’) who moved into emergency accommodation as a result of the fire, have now been housed in interim accommodation.

The Council set out a draft permanent rehousing policy that applies to residents of the Walkways who do not wish to return to their homes; the public consultation on this policy ended on 5 January and the Council will take residents’ views into account when they confirm a final policy.

We are working closely with the Council to ensure residents are able to return to their homes where possible. The Government has allocated £15 million of funds in the recent budget, which will be matched by the Council, to invest into the Lancaster West Estate to make it a model for social housing and a wonderful, vibrant place to live.