Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2017 to Question 5348, how many health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems have been carried out by the Health and Safety Executive on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not undertaken any health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years. Such assessments are not required by health and safety at work legislation.