My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( Sajid Javid), has todaymade the following Written Ministerial Statement.

On 25^th July 2017, I appointed the independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce to support and challenge the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) following the Grenfell Tower disaster.

I am grateful for the Taskforce’s work over the last three months, working with the Council, community and partner organisations to understand progress on the recovery plan.

I received the Taskforce’s first report yesterday. I am considering their findings and will be discussing these with RBKC. Before recess I plan to make an Oral Statement to the House and will publish the report.