Building and Fire Safety (Ministerial Working Group)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 15 November 2017.

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Photo of Graham Simpson Graham Simpson Conservative

I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement. We welcome the reviews of building standards, and we welcome enforcement of and compliance with the standards and the fire safety regime. However, the Local Government and Communities Committee has already looked at those things and come up with comprehensive recommendations for improving building regulations and standards. In other words, the reviews that have been announced today will duplicate work that has already been done.

First, in that case, can the cabinet secretary confirm whether she is minded to accept any of the committee’s recommendations?

Secondly, the cabinet secretary mentioned cladding. On 21 September, she told Parliament that the Government was informed on 5 September that some flats in Glasgow might have ACM cladding, but we have email evidence that suggests that the Government knew three weeks earlier than that. Can Angela Constance confirm exactly when Government officials and ministers were told about that cladding?