Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

What assessment she has made of the effect of inflation on households in receipt of social security benefits.

Tabled: 26 May 2022Answered: 6 June 2022

Asked by

Dame Diana Johnson

LabourKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Rushanara Ali)

The Building Safety Act 2022 requires building safety and building standards to be kept under review. Building regulations can then be updated, as needed. Building regulations apply to building works, including when a building is designed, constructed or subjected to a major redesign, and they are supported by approved documents.