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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards are in place to guarantee the quality of work by contractors undertaking remediation works on buildings identified as having fire safety defects; and if he will make a statement.

The removal and replacement of unsafe cladding from buildings must be signed off by the relevant building control body to ensure that the works comply with the building regulations requirement for the external walls of the building to adequately resist the spread of fire over the walls and from one building to another, having regard to the height, use and location of the building. Where works are funded by the Government we expect fund applicants to appoint a team of competent professionals to advise them on the assessment of the external wall system and the proposed remediation works, and to confirm the use of non-combustible materials in the recladding works.