Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 30 June 2026Answered: 6 July 2026

Asked by

Josh Dean

LabourHertford and Stortford

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend for her important question. Let me say from the outset that the pace of remediation has been too slow. I do take a personal lead: seven years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, it is unacceptable that so many buildings still have unsafe cladding. I am meeting developers, mayors, regulators and national building safety bodies to press the urgency of this work, and I will ensure that action is being taken to make homes safe.