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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to broaden the scope of combustibility testing as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire to include (a) insulation materials and (b) other materials used in the construction, refurbishment or maintenance of tall buildings in the UK.

On 30 June, we published a note at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing

This note sets out how the testing of cladding is being carried out. On 6 July we then published details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish how different types of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) panels, in combination with different types of insulation, behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation