Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy)

Organisations: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Responsibilities

• Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation 
• Net Zero and energy efficiency 
• Grenfell Inquiry response 
• Grenfell Community, Tower and Memorial 
• Fire policy and operations 
• Resilience, recovery, and emergencies 
• Elections policy  
• Planning casework 

Previous holders of this role

1. Samantha Dixon MBE MP

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• Political party spending limits: independent assessment
  • 17 July 2026
  • Correspondence
• Expanded support for residents living with unsafe cladding
  • 09 July 2026
  • Press release
• Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties
  • 07 July 2026
  • Correspondence
• Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections
  • 06 July 2026
  • Press release
• Government strengthens wildfire resilience heading into summer
  • 20 June 2026
  • Press release
• Fire Safety Minister's speech at the FBU's 2026 Conference
  • 09 June 2026
  • Speech
• Fire Safety Minister's speech at the LGA's 2026 Fire Conference
  • 09 June 2026
  • Speech
• Stronger standards and training to improve building safety
  • 20 May 2026
  • Press release
• Firefighters to benefit from bespoke health support
  • 16 April 2026
  • Press release
• £70m funding to address building safety professional shortages
  • 26 March 2026
  • Press release

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