Extract from Commons debate on Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report - Jan 21

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 08:11

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):...Progress on implementing the retrofitting of sprinklers, left to local authorities, has become mired in complications. We know that Wandsworth Council’s decision to go ahead with sprinklers was overturned in the first tier tribunal only a couple of weeks ago. Unusually, I give credit to Westminster Council—its former leader, the new hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken), is in her place—as it was intending, and still...Request free trial