Written question WQ98640
- Asked by
- Kiera MarshallPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 20 days
Question
What plans does the Welsh Government have to act to speed up remediation work on properties with unsafe cladding and other fire safety defects, including by strengthening oversight and enforcement where developers and freeholders fail to meet agreed deadlines?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Siân Gwenllian)
I am committed to exploring every possible avenue to speed up fire safety remediation works. The Welsh Government will use all available levers to drive progress and ensure all parties deliver on their responsibilities to keep residents safe. Sections 116-124 of the Building Safety Act 2022 do not apply in Wales. The Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 requires the Welsh Ministers to lay a draft of a Welsh statutory instrument pertaining to Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders before the Senedd within 9 months of the Act receiving Royal Assent.