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 review Approved Document B as a result of his Department's findings, Analysis of fires in buildings of timber framed construction, England, 2009-10 to 2011-12, published in December 2012 which states that fires in timber frame constructions are more extensive than fires in other forms of construction; and if he will make a statement.

The Government has commissioned Dame Judith Hackitt to take forward an independent review of the Building Regulations and fire safety system. Any decision on future fire safety requirements will be taken following the completion of that review, which is expected to be published in Spring 2018.