Written questions

Flats: Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 50135 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres with cladding issues are not excluded from safety remediation support.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 14 May 2025

The department reviews cases brought to its attention which includes undertaking audits of fire risk appraisals of external walls to make sure that proposed works are necessary and proportionate. We engage with freeholders and managing agents to reinforce...