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Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will she make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a Building Works Agency to assist with building safety remediation.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will she make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a Building Works Agency to assist with building safety remediation.

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    We have a new Cladding Safety Scheme for the private sector with standardised assessment, tendering, technical support, funding and sign-off.The scheme has for some time been consolidating other funds where this will help buildings go faster.The Remediati...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Rise Flats: Insulation

3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the penalties will be for landlords who do not follow the Remediation Acceleration Plan.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Construction: Regulation

3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of having a single construction regulator.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Homelessness

3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Homelessness: Rural Areas

3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle rural homelessness.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Private Sector

3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a housing ombudsman service for the private sector.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Urban Areas: North West

4 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase investment in high streets in (a) the North West and (b) Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Rented Housing: Construction

4 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the net supply of social housing in the next five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Homelessness

4 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to end homelessness in the next five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation: Mental Health

5 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the mental health of children within that accommodation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation: Health

5 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of families in that accommodation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation: Children

9 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many families living in temporary accommodation include children aged under two.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Temporary Accommodation: Children

9 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure temporary accommodation is suitable for children.