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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a draft of the revised PAS 9980 code of practice for fire risk appraisals of external walls and cladding.

MHCLG and Home Office have jointly sponsored the British Standards Institution (BSI), who developed and are responsible for the PAS 9980 guidance, to review it to ensure it captures best practice, meets the needs of the market and identify whether any revisions are required. BSI has commenced work on the review and anticipate the review, including a 6-weeks public consultation, will be complete with updated guidance published in early 2026.