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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he plans to take to raise awareness of the Cladding Safety Scheme.

Since the Cladding Safety Scheme fully launched in July, Homes England, who are delivering the scheme, have been carrying out promotional activity. This activity has included site visits, utilising social media platforms, and direct engagement with local authorities and managing agents. Guidance on the Cladding Safety Scheme, including eligibility and the application process, is available on the GOV.UK website and we would encourage those who have yet to submit their application to do so without further delay. The department will continue to work with delivery partners, regulators, building owners and affected leaseholders to ensure affected buildings can be brought into the scheme and remediated.

The Department publishes monthly statistics which indicate the significant progress we have made with our delivery partners to ensure that buildings with unsafe cladding are made safe by those responsible.  As at the end of October 2023, there were almost 1,000 buildings in the different stages of the Cladding Safety Scheme.