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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers local authorities have to enforce the removal of unsafe (a) high pressure laminate cladding and (b) other types of cladding; and in what legislation those powers are contained.

Local authorities have powers, under the Housing Act 2004, to assess hazards, including fire hazards, and then to take enforcement action against building owners or landlords based on their assessment.