Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth - Revision history

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−	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. Part of this was to establish the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth, which was given to Alex Norris MP, though as explained below this was then renamed.	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. Part of this was to establish the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth, which was given to Alex Norris MP (below) though as explained below this was then renamed.
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−	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role was given a new description (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy. As of 16 September the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy was named as Samatha Dixon, replacing Alex Norris who had moved to the moved to the Home Office. See Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and Building Safety.	+	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role was given a new description (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy. As of 16 September the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy was named as Samatha Dixon, replacing Alex Norris who had moved to the moved to the Home Office. See Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and Building Safety, image top.

	The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy include:		The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy include:

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−	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. Part of this was to establish the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth, which was given to Alex Norris MP.	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. Part of this was to establish the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth, which was given to Alex Norris MP, though as explained below this was then renamed.

−	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role was given a new description (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy. As of 16 September the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy was named as Samatha Dixon, replacing Alex Norris who had moved to the moved to the Home Office. See Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and Building Safety ~~Minister~~.	+	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role was given a new description (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy. As of 16 September the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy was named as Samatha Dixon, replacing Alex Norris who had moved to the moved to the Home Office. See Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and Building Safety.

	The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy include:		The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy include:

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−	[[File:~~Alex Norris MP 1000~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Alex_Norris_MP_1000.jpg\|link=File:Alex_Norris_MP_1000.jpg]]

−	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. ~~See also~~ Building Safety ~~Minister~~.	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. Part of this was to establish the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth, which was given to Alex Norris MP.

−	~~The Building Safety Minister~~ (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State ~~(Local Growth and~~ Building Safety~~) was part of the Department for Levelling Up~~, ~~Housing~~ and ~~Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)~~. ~~The [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf updated list~~ of ~~ministerial responsibilities published by~~ the ~~cabinet office in March 2025] includes the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and~~ Building Safety~~) whom is~~ named as Alex Norris ~~MP. The role previously officially known as~~ the ~~Building Safety Minister, is referred~~ to as the Minister for Building Safety and ~~Local Growth~~.	+	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role was given a new description (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy. As of 16 September the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy was named as Samatha Dixon, replacing Alex Norris who had moved to the moved to the Home Office. See Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and Building Safety Minister.

−	The ~~updated~~ responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth ~~include~~:	+	The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy include:
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		+	* 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
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		+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] included the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety). The role previously officially known as the Building Safety Minister, was referred to as the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth (now the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy).
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		+	The original responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth included:

	* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation		* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
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	The previous position of Building Safety Minister was also held by Alex Norris MP, who was appointed on 9 July 2024, his predecessor was Rushanara Ali, who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.		The previous position of Building Safety Minister was also held by Alex Norris MP, who was appointed on 9 July 2024, his predecessor was Rushanara Ali, who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

−	In ~~comparision~~ the responsibilities of the previously named Building Safety Minister included:	+	In comparison the responsibilities of the previously named Building Safety Minister included:

	* Building safety programme		* Building safety programme
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	* Planning casework		* Planning casework
	* Lords Minister for the department’s work		* Lords Minister for the department’s work
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−	Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election. Find out more at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114]

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	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. See also Building Safety Minister.		On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. See also Building Safety Minister.

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−	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change is considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department.	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department. See also Building Safety Minister.

−	[[Category:~~Articles_needing_more_work~~]]	+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf updated list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] includes the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) whom is named as Alex Norris MP. The role previously officially known as the Building Safety Minister, is referred to as the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.
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		+	The updated responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth include:
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		+	* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
		+	* Grenfell Inquiry response
		+	* Grenfell Community, Tower and Memorial
		+	* Resilience, recovery, and emergencies
		+	* Local and regional growth, including Local Growth Plans, Community Ownership, and future of legacy funding streams
		+	* High streets and towns
		+	* Investment Zones and Freeports
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		+	The previous position of Building Safety Minister was also held by Alex Norris MP, who was appointed on 9 July 2024, his predecessor was Rushanara Ali, who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.
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		+	In comparision the responsibilities of the previously named Building Safety Minister included:
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		+	* Building safety programme
		+	* Grenfell recovery and rehousing
		+	* Grenfell public inquiry
		+	* Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme
		+	* Tackling leasehold and freehold abuses
		+	* Local resilience and emergencies (including winter preparedness (Transition, Covid, HGVs))
		+	* Planning casework
		+	* Lords Minister for the department’s work
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		+	Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election. Find out more at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114]
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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		+	* Building Safety Act.
		+	* Fire Safety Act.
		+	* Golden thread.
		+	* Grenfell Tower fire.
		+	* Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
		+	* Hackitt Review.
		+	* Housing minister.
		+	* Minister for construction.
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