A question on #Flats #FirePrevention tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton on 28-01-2025 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Flats: Fire Prevention
Question ID: 1759452
UIN: 27011
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-28
Asking Member ID: 5288
Asking Member display name: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a central governance board to regulate the issuance of EWS1 forms for residential buildings.
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Date answered: 2025-02-05
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Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: EWS1s are not a legal or regulatory requirement, and the Department does not intend to regulate their issuance. The use of EWS1s is a commercial decision by lenders and subject to their individual lending criteria.The absence of a correctly completed EWS1...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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