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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what funding he plans to allocate to the Medium Rise Pilot Scheme; and whether that funding will cover all outstanding works.

The Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) opened in full on 24 July and is available to all eligible medium-rise buildings between 11 and 18 metres across England, and applications for high-rise buildings over 18 metres outside of London. The Scheme will provide funding for the management of unsafe cladding in England, where a responsible developer cannot be identified, traced, or held responsible.

The CSS is one of a number of remediation schemes that is being funded by Government. Funding for the whole of the building safety programme will be met by a combination of the £5.1 billion already allocated by government, refunds from housing developers and revenue from the Building Safety Levy.

Further details on eligibility, the application process and further guidance can be found here.