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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to (a) start and (b) conclude the proposed consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings; and when he expects the recommendations from the consultation to be enacted.

There is a statutory requirement in the Building Act to consult on substantive changes to the building regulations. We will publish a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings as early as practicable and give consultees adequate time to respond to the consultation before deciding how to proceed.