Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the government amendments to the Building Safety Act safety regulation system in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the duty imposed on the Secretary of State by section 162 of the Building Safety Act 2022 to commission an independent five-yearly review of the regulatory regime; and whether he plans to retain that regulatory regime following the reconfiguration of the Building Safety regulatory system.

Government remains committed to the Building Safety Regulator being fully operational by April 2024 in order to deliver its important work. We do not anticipate any impact on current commitments, timelines or other statutory duties of the Building Safety Regulator.