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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to present his legislative proposals on safety standards to Parliament in the form of a draft Bill.

This government is committed to bringing forward legislation that delivers meaningful and lasting change at the earliest opportunity.

Our consultation, Building a Safer Future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system, closed on 31 July 2019, and we will be providing a response by the end of this year. A decision on whether the Bill will be published in draft will be taken in due course.

We are not waiting for legislation to begin reforming the system – we are acting now to fix existing problems, trial new approaches and encourage industry to lead the necessary culture change. In his statement to the House on 5 September (Official Report, column 372), my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State updated the House, reporting on our progress in a range of areas.