Written question WQ91751
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
What lessons can the Welsh Government learn from the ruling in Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership and others, in terms of the possibility of enabling building safety remediation contribution orders to be pursued in Wales?
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Answer
Answered by Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
To my knowledge, the recent Tribunal case is just the second contribution order for funding to address fire safety issues to date. However, given the Minister for Climate Change has announced that all buildings of 11 metres and over have a route to remediation in Wales for fire safety issues, which extends to both external and internal fire safety, leaseholders and others in Wales do not have to go down the route of a Tribunal to be able to have their building made as safe from fire risk as it can be.
Therefore, the Welsh Government’s position on implementing sections 116 to 125 of the Building Safety Act 2022 remains unchanged.