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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy that cladding remediation costs will not be withheld pending the (a) completion or (b) confirmed funding of separate fire safety projects.

We must ensure that the remediation of unsafe cladding systems is not delayed by funding shortfalls. This is why when Government funding is being used for cladding remediation, the applicant must ensure they have funds for ineligible works, if these are being performed as part of the same project. If the applicant chooses to perform other fire safety works as separate projects, this will not affect the payment of funding for cladding remediation.