Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109505

Flats: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of assistance available to people with EWS1 forms deemed to be invalid and unacceptable by mortgage lenders.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Officials in my department have regular engagement with financial sector stakeholders. A product of this is the lenders’ statement on cladding which has signatories from ten major banks and building societies. These lenders have committed to consider mort...

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