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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire of 5 September 2017, if he will set out how the process by which former Grenfell Tower residents bid for new housing ensures that former residents do not bid against each other.

The selection and matching process allows residents to express a preference for available units of permanent accommodation on the Choice Based Lettings online portal managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC). A matching process will then take place on the basis of the RBKC allocations policy, which is set out in “The Housing Commitment to Residents who lived in Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk” https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/The%20housing%20commitment%20to%20residents%20%E2%80%93%20FAQ.pdf.