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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he was consulted on the terms of reference for the building safety review being carried out on multi-storey buildings after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Ministers are being consulted, and are taking key decisions, on steps to be taken following the Grenfell Tower fire. In particular, they are being advised by an expert panel set up in response to the tragedy. On 30 June, a note was published that set out the approach to the testing and checking programme. The note is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing