Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on removing VAT on mandatory fire safety repairs if that work is necessary to make a residential building safe from fire; and if he will make a statement.

The supply of fire safety equipment under qualifying circumstances is already eligible for VAT relief when provided alongside the construction and renovation of residential or charitable buildings. The cost of replacing cladding can also be zero rated if it is tied to the initial construction of the building and the cladding is shown to be defective.

There are no plans to extend the reliefs already available, however, the Government keeps all taxes under constant review.