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Housing: Insulation

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 May 2025UIN 47216

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of buildings that do not meet standards for safe cladding.

Answered by Alex Norris

The department publishes monthly data on the number of 11m+ residential buildings identified with unsafe cladding and their remediation progress. This can be found here: Building Safety Remediation - GOV.UK. The latest release shows that as at 31st March 2025, there are 5,031 11m+ buildings identified with unsafe cladding, of which 1,637 (33%) have completed remediation works.

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