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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the changes to the Building Safety regulatory system in Amendment 467D made to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, whether the duties imposed on the Regulator set out in the Building Safety Act 2002 S21 and S9(1) to (a) report on certain safety-related matters relating to stairs and ramps, disabled persons escape routes and automatic fire suppression systems and (b) establish a statutory Building Regulation Committee will be retained unamended by the successor body.

Government remains committed to the Building Safety Regulator being fully operational by April 2024 in order to deliver its important work. We do not anticipate any impact on current commitments, timelines or other statutory duties of the Building Safety Regulator.