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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will help more people to qualify to be able to undertake External Wall Fire Review assessments.

I recognise concerns about the capacity within the sector for assessing external wall systems. My Department is working with the sector, including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institution of Fire Engineers, to develop a strategy that will boost capacity of professionals able to undertake these assessments.