The Building Safety Act 2022

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 10 May 2022.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 1:33, 10 May 2022

On 29 March, the Minister for Climate Change stated, and I quote:

'Once the Building Safety Bill receives royal assent the task will be to bring forward the necessary regulations'. 

Well, last month, the Bill received Royal Assent, so I'm sure that you as First Minister are as eager as we are to see these regulations laid as quickly as possible. However, we also want justice for residents who continue to be trapped in what have been described as 'tinderboxes'. Now, thanks to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, major home builders, accounting for half of new homes, have pledged to fix all unsafe tall buildings that they have had a role in developing. Here in Wales, residents living in homes built by Redrow and other developers are in despair that whilst the UK Government have secured a commitment from the developers in England, you have not yet done so for Wales. So, First Minister, at what point do you start to see that there is an absolute immediate need for you to be far more strong and robust in protecting these very vulnerable tenants? Thank you.