Written questions

Steve Reed

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department took to ensure that there was no conflict of interest between Sir Ken Knight's role as (a) Chief Fire Officer and (b) a trustee of the Building Research

22 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Lakanal House: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the full review of approved document B called for by the inquest into the Lakanal House fire was not carried out.

21 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 208362 on Buildings: Insulation, how many of the 1,421 non-aluminium composite material cladding samples submitted to the Bu

21 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of housing associations that allow their tenants to keep pets.

21 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of local authorities that allow their tenants to keep pets.

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January to Question 207241 on NHS: Fire Prevention, what the time frame is for the publication of the report on the construction types across the whole NHS Property Ser

17 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether systems incorporating combustible materials are still able be approved for use by desktop studies.

17 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Offices: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether desktop studies can still be used in lieu of tests as a route to compliance for combustible materials on high-rise offices.

17 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hotels: Insulation

14 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement on 29 November 2018 on Grenfell update, HCWS1126, how much money his Department has allocated to support local authorities in undertaking

14 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the future difficulties that may potentially arise from the ban on combustible cladding when buildings are subject to change of u

14 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of fires involving buildings below 18 metres in height that were (i) clad and (ii) insulated with combustible building materials in each year for wh

10 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Weybridge fire incident report, published by NHS Property Services in May 2018, whether recommendations 4a. and 5a. have been implemented.

9 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Research Establishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many contracts his Department has awarded to the Building Research Establishment since 2010; and what the total value is of those contracts.

9 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 204512 and with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness, publishe

8 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Campaigns

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of the recommendations contained in the report by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts entitled, Third Party Election Campaigning – Getting the Balance Right, publish

8 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department will publish the initial findings of its assessment of the effect on the civil society sector of the UK leaving the EU.

8 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Departments his officials have consulted on the proposed design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

8 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business Plans: Disasters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the level of support for customers who lost goods and possessions in the Shurgard fire in Croydon on New Year’s Eve, what assessment the Government has made of t

8 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the fire safety and building regulations in relation to self-storage facilities.

8 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of charities that are running a deficit on statutory contracts.

20 Dec 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on loneliness of the measures announced in Budget 2018.

20 Dec 2018 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Supply Chains

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to (a) diversify public sector supply chains and (b) ensure greater account is given to social value in those supply chains.

17 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 November 2018 on Grenfell Update, Official Report HCWS1126, if he will extend the ban on the use of combustible materials on new high-rise