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
Labour — Hampstead 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 DixonBuilding 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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