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Buildings: Fire Prevention

Asked by Colum EastwoodSocial Democratic & Labour PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 27 November 2024UIN 15534

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which agencies are responsible for redress as a result of damage caused to buildings by defective building materials in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Alex Norris

As building safety is a devolved matter, it is for the Northern Irish Government to decide appropriate methods of redress as a result of damage caused to buildings by defective building materials in Northern Ireland.

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