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Grenfell: Minister’s former council proves evacuation plans are possible

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Minister’s former council proves evacuation plans are possible
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The Home Office is continuing to insist that creating plans for disabled people to evacuate high-rise blocks of flats is unsafe and too expensive, even though a London council has put scores of such plans into effect. Fire minister Lord [Stephen] […]

Grenfell: Government agrees to assessment of evacuation safety as bill is passed

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Government agrees to assessment of evacuation safety as bill is passed
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The government has agreed that its new building safety regulator will carry out an assessment of how disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise buildings. The proposal was included in the government’s new building safety bill as it finished its progress […]

Grenfell: Campaigners ‘horrified’ and ‘sickened’ by minister’s evacuation excuses

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Campaigners ‘horrified’ and ‘sickened’ by minister’s evacuation excuses
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Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” and “sickened” by the government’s “unconscionable” refusal to ensure that disabled people living in high-rise buildings have the right to a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP). Fire minister Lord [Stephen] Greenhalgh told fellow peers on […]

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’
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A disabled woman who made a “miraculous” escape from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has told a parliamentary meeting that her husband would still be alive today if there had been an evacuation plan in place for her. Flora Neda […]

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’
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A minister has been told that his government’s “absurd” plans to protect disabled residents who would need assistance if they had to evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats are “dangerously misplaced”. A parliamentary meeting heard this week that the “arbitrary” proposals […]

Minister’s letter sparks fresh fears of government delays to accessible housing reform

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Housing

Minister’s letter sparks fresh fears of government delays to accessible housing reform
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Disabled campaigners have raised fears that the government is attempting to delay introducing measures that could help solve the accessible housing crisis. Members of Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) raised the concerns after seeing a letter written by a […]

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