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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of flat-owners in residential blocks who have been unable to sell or remortgage their home because of the presence of flammable cladding.

The government is working with industry to understand the scope and scale of the issue. This includes supporting the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and ensuring that wider industry gain greater information and assurance about the external wall systems of high-rise residential buildings.