Asked by: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
Her Majesty's Government what co-ordination they are planning with the devolved administrations in assessing the safety of tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The Department is co-ordinating with the devolved administrations following the Grenfell Tower fire. After the Department wrote to local authorities and Housing Associations on the 22 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of residential buildings, the Department then shared this letter with the devolved administrations, alongside all letters the Department has sent to local authorities and housing associations regarding the safety of residential tower blocks.
The Department wrote to devolved administrations on the 28 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of public buildings, schools and hospitals. Devolved administrations are following the same process as local authorities and housing associations, including the Building Research Establishment screening and testing process, and are also receiving the same support from the fire and rescue services.