Stevenage s MP blasted the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Stevenage s MP has slammed the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government after describing his announcement on cladding as a betrayal of millions of leaseholders .
Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, had announced a five-point, £3.5 billion plan into the removal of unsafe cladding in high rise buildings on Wednesday, February 10.
But campaigners, including UK Cladding Action Group, have questioned the effectiveness of the measures and challenged the government to do more.
And Stephen McPartland, a long-time ally of national anti-cladding groups, shared his dismay at the announcement with his Twitter followers.
This equates to above six storeys in England.
Jenrick noted that 95% of the buildings first identified with non-compliant ACM cladding have been revised, or are in the process of being worked on.
In addition, the Housing Secretary outlined details of a long-term scheme for financial support on cladding remediation on buildings between four and six storeys.
Within his speech, Jenrick said that he believes the added investment will lead to a reduction in insurance premiums, which have increased due to the assessment of risk on cladding and buildings that have been deemed unsafe.
Jenrick outlined that developers will be tagged with a levy that will only apply when developers request permission to construct certain high-rise buildings.