Paul Flynn
Main Page: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
The hon. Gentleman is right to raise that point. The expert panel has looked at the issue and covered it in its guidance. It continues to monitor the situation and, if necessary, it will update that guidance.
Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab)
Was Dame Judith right this morning to say that the Government were told in 2010 that the regulations were “not fit for purpose”? If so, this is a catastrophic failure of not only regulations but politics. If we are to lift the anxiety of the tens of thousands of people living in the 165 blocks of flats that are still at risk, should not the Government’s action be not just inspection, but remedial action on a generous and swift basis?
Sajid Javid
I agree with the last bit of the hon. Gentleman’s remarks—any action we take should be as swift as possible.