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Written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) on Friday, 28 August 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2020. It was answered by Christopher Pincher (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 September 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

High Rise Flats: Insulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to review the budget allocated to the Aluminium Composite Material Remediation fund.

Answer

The £600 million funding which the Government has allocated for the remediation of buildings with unsafe ACM cladding is expected to be sufficient to meet demand. Government funding is not the only means of remediating high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding. Building owners are expected to play a part in ensuring that their buildings are made safe.

In more than half of the cases where there is ACM cladding on private sector residential blocks, the original developer or current building owner has agreed to pay or there has been a warranty in place to cover the remediation costs, without passing these on to leaseholders. Whether provided by Government or other sources, availability of funding to protect leaseholders from these costs should not be a barrier for ACM remediation to take place.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
82176
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance Fire prevention Insulation High rise flats Composite materials
Link
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