Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) procedures and (b) funding his Department has in place to provide alternative accommodation to social housing tenants in a tower block in the event that that tower block is evacuated as a consequence of unsafe aluminium composite material cladding.

The decision to evacuate a building due to fire safety concerns is a serious matter and should be considered in light of the risks for each specific building. Where this decision is taken, the local housing authority is responsible for ensuring any necessary procedures are in place, including for the provision of alternative accommodation.