Housing: Students

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 20 June 2018.

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Photo of Sarah Jones Sarah Jones Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Housing)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2018 to Question 145535, how many students are residing in the 31 student residences identified as having ACM cladding.

Photo of Dominic Raab Dominic Raab Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

We do not hold information on the number of students residing in the 32 student residences identified as having Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.

The Department established a Building Safety Programme to ensure high-rise residential buildings are safe, and residents feel safe in them.

We have written to all local authority chief executives and asked local authorities to identify private sector high rise residential buildings over 18 metres tall in their area and to ensure appropriate building safety checking and remedial action is being undertaken, and to collate information on this so we can be reassured that all residents are safe.

We provided financial support to local authorities for data collection and reporting on cladding on high rise private residential buildings, which we recognised as a new burden. The total amount transferred to local authorities was £289,000. The Government is providing further financial support totalling £1 million to assist the most affected local authorities in identifying these buildings.

The National Fire Chief’s Council is confident when a fire and rescue service has been advised about a residential high-rise building with ACM cladding, the local service is working with relevant people and organisations to ensure risks are being managed properly and safely. This will also include - where appropriate – putting additional interim measures in place to ensure the safety of the residents.

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