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Written Question
High Rise Flats: Brent West
Monday 16th December 2024

Asked by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on when the Building Safety Regulator plans to respond to the applications for (a) Gateway 2 and (b) Gateway 3 approval for the two high rise blocks on the Wembley Park Quintain Development in Brent West constituency.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an independent regulator, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is not involved in operational decisions, does not hold information on ongoing cases with the BSR, and cannot comment on an individual case. The client, or the person who submitted the application, should engage the BSR directly.

The new Building Control process for higher-risk buildings was introduced as part of the Building Safety Act in 2022 and is an important part of the government’s continuing programme of work to ensure people are safe in their homes. We understand that it is taking longer to embed than envisaged and I know the BSR is working with the sector to resolve these issues at pace.

My department is closely monitoring the situation to make sure the BSR and industry resolve outstanding delays quickly and make sure the expectations on the quality of submissions are better understood.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Dec 2024
Building Homes

Speech Link

View all Barry Gardiner (Lab - Brent West) contributions to the debate on: Building Homes
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 170
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 170
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Trade - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 375 Noes - 9
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 313
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 303 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 314
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 329
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2024 - Delegated Legislation - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 339 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 424 Noes - 106
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 345 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 359