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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has secured funding from product manufacturers for building safety remediation works.

In January we asked product manufacturers to make a public funding commitment by March. While many responsible developers have pledged to pay their share of costs, manufacturers have failed to deliver. The previous Secretary of State informed the Construction Products Association (CPA) that this is unacceptable, and that we are prepared to do whatever it takes to hold those companies to account.

Our Building Safety Act gives developers, freeholders and leaseholders new legal remedies against manufacturers whose products fail to comply with regulations. The new Recovery Strategy Unit will identify and pursue individuals and firms that fail to do the right thing, including through the courts if necessary.