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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for local authorities being permitted to submit for testing at the building Research Establishment cladding samples that are not of the aluminium composite material construction used on Grenfell Tower.

Based on the advice of an independent expert group, we are prioritising testing of Aluminium Composite Material cladding. A series of additional system tests have been commissioned as a further step in helping building owners to reach decisions on the best way of keeping their buildings safe.