Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"The Sunday Times reported two days ago that the Bank of England is worried that
“Britain’s building safety scandal could cause a new financial crisis.”
The Bank is worried about the scandal’s impact on property values, as new data from the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership shows that fire-risk flats can sell …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"My hon. Friend has raised that point many times, and he is standing up for his constituents in a way that I am afraid that this Government will not.
What do the Government care about? We are left with one possible answer. Do the Government care only about the donors …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"The Minister is shouting names at me from a sedentary position, but he is not answering the question. I do not want to be right. I do not want that to be what the Government care about. I honestly always believe the best in people and applaud my colleagues from …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"I am pleased that so many Members have put in to speak today. I will keep my remarks fairly brief, but I want to make three points. First, thank goodness I am not standing at this Dispatch Box again and pleading with the Government to agree at the very least …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I have a sense of déjà vu, because we have been saying all this for some time, as have Members across the House. Of course the Government should sit down with the Welsh Government and work out whether any of this funding …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"My hon. Friend makes a very good point. The plight of people in shared ownership properties is dire and needs to be looked at by the Government, as does the plight of the many thousands of people who are still trapped in unsafe buildings or buildings they cannot sell, who …..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 15th October 2020
Asked by:
Sarah Jones (Labour - Croydon West)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings, which closed for consultation on 25 May 2020.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 100277 on 12 October 2020.
Written Question
Thursday 1st October 2020
Asked by:
Sarah Jones (Labour - Croydon West)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Government will use to determine eligibility for membership of the Building Advisory Committee.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
The provisions in the draft Building Safety Bill place a duty on the Building Safety Regulator to establish a new committee of experts to give advice and information to the Regulator on its building functions. The process to set up and recruit the committee and its members will follow in due course.
Written Question
Thursday 1st October 2020
Asked by:
Sarah Jones (Labour - Croydon West)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the composition of the Building Advisory Committee will be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
The provisions in the draft Building Safety Bill place a duty on the Building Safety Regulator to establish a new committee of experts to give advice and information to the Regulator on its building functions. The process to set up and recruit the committee and its members will follow in due course.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Westferry Printworks Development
"Will the Secretary of State give way?..."Sarah Jones - View Speech
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