Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of student residences which have been identified as having aluminium composite material cladding that is unlikely to meet the limited combustibility requirements set out in Building Regulations guidance; and what steps he is taking to ensure all student residences meet the requirements of that guidance.

62 high rise student accommodation buildings which have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) have been identified. 28 have completed remediation with 34 yet to be remediated. Of the 34 yet to remediated, 31 have either started remediation, have plans in place, or are developing plans. MHCLG officials continue to engage with local authorities, building owners and managing agents to ensure that student buildings with ACM cladding systems are remediated as swiftly as possible.