<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 20 September 2017.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 2:25, 20 September 2017

I’m grateful for the Member’s question. I did, as the Member suggested, issue statements right the way through the summer when we were updated in discussions with the UK Government. I was on a multi-agency conference call with the UK yesterday on the issue, following up on actions following on from Grenfell. In Wales—I can’t find the number in my briefing, but I will write to Members wholesale in terms of identification of private buildings over seven storeys with aluminium composite material products. I think it’s seven, but I will clarify that for the Member. All local authorities have been working very well with their local agencies, so that’s private landlords, hotels, et cetera, to see where ACM may be present. The same principle applies. We are working with the private sector to make sure residents are fully informed, residents feel as safe as they possibly can, and the fire service is giving support in that mechanism as well. So, this is a difficult time, but we believe, as all of the UK—Scottish colleagues I talked to yesterday as well. We have a similar action point, taking this forward.