In response to concerns raised, the Minister acknowledged ongoing work to address these issues but provided no specific timeline for second staircase guidance or detailed updates on emergency evacuation plans. On insurance premiums, he noted efforts are being made through pooling schemes to mitigate excessive costs.

The Minister confirmed ongoing work to install sprinkler systems and enhance fire safety protocols, with a focus on ensuring compliance across all relevant buildings. He emphasised the importance of multi-faceted approaches to building safety.

Acknowledging the financial burden on leaseholders, the Minister highlighted various schemes aimed at mitigating these impacts, including grants and pooled insurance initiatives. He committed to continuing efforts to protect residents from unreasonable service charge increases.

The Minister acknowledged progress made but cautioned against overstating it. He confirmed that further information on second staircases would be provided by the end of the month and highlighted enforcement actions taken across various regions to ensure compliance with building safety standards.

The Minister acknowledged the concerns raised by his hon. Friend regarding leasehold issues and expressed openness towards discussing potential solutions, though no decisions had been made.

The line at 11 metres has been a recognised position and following previous commitments, the government has taken action on concerns about buildings below this height, often confirming they do not require remediation. The minister encourages MPs with outstanding concerns to contact them.

The government's view on leasehold reforms is transformative for leaseholders. The minister acknowledges the importance of transparency in insurance arrangements and other aspects.

The minister acknowledges the challenges but emphasises that processes should proceed expeditiously without unnecessary hold-ups. He is open to learning from specific concerns raised by MPs.

According to evidence seen by the Department, most buildings below 11 metres do not require fire safety remediation. The minister offers to meet with the MP for further discussion.

The minister acknowledges the importance of transparency and progress. He is committed to making both individual buildings and properties as a whole safer.

I am grateful for the question. On my hon. Friend’s first point, there are 11 buildings that have not started or finished their ACM remediation. One is not occupied. Of the remaining 10, work will commence on two in the next few weeks. Eight buildings will be remediated at a further date, and the remaining two have enforcement action being taken by the relevant authorities. Although I would like the number to go down to zero at the earliest possible opportunity, the situation is better than it was when we provided the update in October, and I expect the number to continue to move on a positive trajectory in the months and weeks ahead. On my hon. Friend’s point about the 4,000 buildings that are being reviewed, we provided a further 1,000 potential leads to Homes England, which is leading on the cladding safety scheme, a number of months ago. A significant number were found to not require any remediation. Although I cannot comment on where the 4,000 will land, it is likely that a large number of them will not require remediation in the end, so I encourage residents not to worry about the number, but to see what comes out of the process. Since December 2022, we have also taken action to make sure that we are starting to separate the need for remediation on properties from people’s ability to get on with their lives. The mortgage sector has been freed up to allow people to take mortgages, to remortgage and to move properties when big life events happen, and we hope that that will continue. I am monitoring, on a month-by-month basis, the large banks and building societies that are providing mortgages, and I can see that progress is being made.

The first thing we need to do is bring greater transparency to service charges, which is what we are trying to do through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. Assuming that progress is made in the other place, I hope that it will be on the statute book as quickly as possible, and then it will be clear exactly where such costs come from. The second thing that is that our colleagues in the Financial Conduct Authority are bringing in the fair charging regime to make sure there are no inappropriate commissions and that, from an insurance perspective, exchanges are not under way with brokers, which will hopefully reduce the costs. The third thing is the industry-led insurance scheme, which should hopefully bring down insurance costs for those who are most exposed. However, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: we need greater transparency and a greater understanding of where these costs are going, and we need to make sure that freeholders and managing agents are following the law, which is very clear about the kinds of costs that can and cannot be allocated. If there is something specific about the building he mentions that the Government can look at, I will happily talk to him separately.