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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in heating costs for residents living in high-rise blocks from which cladding has been removed.

No assessment has been made at this stage. The priority is on testing samples of cladding, as set out in a note published last week at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing