Communities and Local Government

Sajid Javid Excerpts

Tuesday 5th September 2017 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from the statement on Grenfell Tower on 20 July 2017.

[Sajid Javid]

The police continue to list 80 people as either dead or missing and presumed dead. Thirty-nine victims have so far been formally identified, with 39 inquests opened by the coroner and adjourned pending the public inquiry and the police investigation.

[Official Report, 20 July 2017, Vol. 627, c. 1021.]

Letter of correction from Sajid Javid:

An error has been identified in my statement on Grenfell Tower.

The correct response should have been:

[Sajid Javid]

The police continue to list 80 people as either dead or missing and presumed dead. As of 20 July, 39 victims have so far been formally identified, with 38 inquests opened by the coroner and adjourned pending the public inquiry and the police investigation.