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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's Advice Note on Balconies on Residential Buildings published on 24 June 2019, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that housing providers have (a) made the necessary assessments for their housing stock on combustible material, (b) taken steps to mitigate risks and (c) adequate financial resources to improve standards.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.