Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience)
Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE
Biography
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.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience)
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