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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in England that have been valued at £0 as a result of surveyors being unable to confirm that (a) cladding and (b) insulation in those homes was not flammable.

Ministers are aware of these issues and the department is working at pace to find solutions. Officials are supporting the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and wider industry to improve, for example, the process through which building owners share relevant information with lenders to provide reassurance.