Written questions

Housing: Insulation

Commons · Question 48510 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support leaseholders living in buildings under 11 meters with cladding remediation works.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 7 May 2025

The responsibility for fixing historical cladding fire safety defects should rest with building owners. They should not pass these costs on to leaseholders but should seek to recover costs from those who were responsible for building unsafe homes. The dep...