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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of increased fire safety of the use of (a) A1 rated cladding and (b) A2 rated cladding.

The consultation document on banning the use of combustible materials the external walls of high rise residential buildings can be found at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717216/Combustible_Cladding_Consultation.pdf. This set out the distinctions betweensub classes A1 and A2 in Class A of the European classification system set out in BS EN 13501.