Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will respond to the correspondence of 16 January 2023 from the Rt. Hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
I apologise for the delay in responding to the Rt. Hon. Member's correspondence. The department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued on 30 March 2023.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many deaths caused by falling from multi-storey car parks is his Department aware of having happened over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
I would like to thank the Hon Member for raising this important issue. The Department is aware of some fatalities caused by falling from multi storey car parks but does not compile figures on the number of deaths from falling from multi-storey car parks.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will place all prevention of future deaths and Rule 43 reports his Department has received in each of the last 10 years relating to falls from multi-storey car parks in the Library.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
The Department has no record of receiving any Rule 43 reports relating to falls from multi-storey car parks in the past 10 year period.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many prevention of future deaths reports, including Rule 43 reports, his Department and its predecessors have received in each of the last 10 years relating to deaths caused by falls from multi-storey car parks.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
The Department has no record of receiving any Rule 43 reports relating to falls from multi-storey car parks in the past 10 year period.