Urgent question on tower blocks with dangerous cladding

Shadow Housing Secretary asks Government to respond

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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Cladding, Grenfell, British MPs, High-rise building, John Healey, Healey, Architecture, Construction, Grenfell Tower fire
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  • John Healey askedfor an update on the action taken and planned by the Governmenton high rise residentialblocks with dangerous cladding.
  • In the wake of 2017's Grenfell Tower tragedy, the presence of combustible cladding on tower blocks across the UK has attracted significant scrutiny.
  • Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Kit Malthouse, responded to the urgent question and reaffirmed the Government's determinationto ensure a repeat of the tragedy at Grenfell does not occur again.
  • Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey, responded on behalf of theOpposition and stated that it was a "national shame" that after nineteen months since Grenfell Tower tragedy, that there were still buildings in the UK with dangerous cladding.
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