Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue that has accrued to the public purse from the charging of VAT on work to remove defective cladding from high-rise private residential properties in each financial year since 2017-18.

The Government does not hold information on the amount of VAT collected on work to remove defective cladding from high-rise private residential properties. Businesses are not required to provide information at this level in their tax returns as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.

The Government has provided £1.6 billion for the remediation of unsafe cladding from the highest risk buildings. Building owners are responsible for keeping their buildings and residents safe and should meet remediation costs without passing them on to leaseholders, where possible.