Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18065

Social Rented Housing: Safety

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Tulip Siddiq

LabourHampstead and Highgate

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for additional guidance to ensure that post-war low-rise council blocks, not covered by the Building Safety Act, are proactively inspected

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Building owners are responsible for managing building safety and performance issues in their buildings in a proportionate, risk-based and evidence-based manner, and for taking action where necessary.Existing legislation and guidance already require buildi...

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