Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience)
Organisations:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Current role holder:
Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE
Responsibilities
The Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience is responsible for:
- Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
- Grenfell Inquiry response
- Fire policy and operations
- Grenfell Community, Tower and Memorial
- Net Zero and energy efficiency
- Resilience, recovery, and emergencies
- Government Spokesperson for Equalities
- Planning casework
Current role holder
Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE
Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE was appointed Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) on 11 July 2024 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 22 July 2026.