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UIN 39746

Housing: Emergency Services

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 March 2025

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22 April 2025 · Answer

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Housing

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22 April 2025

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that landlords cannot lawfully obstruct emergency vehicle access to residential properties.

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  1. 19 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that landlords cannot lawfully obstruct emergency vehicle access to residential properties.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 April 2025

    Answer

    The Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 makes clear that it is an offence to obstruct or hinder certain emergency workers from responding to present or imminent emergency circumstances. As a matter of public safety, property owners and managers shoul...

    Source: Written answer

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