Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm pleased to open today's debate on the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee report on fire safety in private sector high-rise residential buildings. I would like to thank all those who contributed to our inquiry. We can all agree that the safety of the place you call 'home' is one of the most important foundations to a happy and healthy life. Everybody was shocked and horrified by the tragic events at Grenfell Tower in June 2017. Since then, we as a committee have been looking at the safety of high-rise residential buildings in Wales to help prevent such a terrible event happening again.

Initially, we focused on the social housing sector. After taking evidence from the key partners and the Welsh Government, we were reassured that the necessary steps were being taken, but, as we continued to look at fire safety in more detail, it became increasingly clear that, in the private sector, there continued to be concerns—for example, ACM cladding on buildings less than a stone's throw away from the Senedd—and there were wider developments, such as the publication of the Hackitt review. We therefore turned our attention to high-rise residential buildings in the private sector. Our report has been produced to help inform the work of the building safety expert group and the Welsh Government's response to any recommendations by this group. We understand that the group is expected to publish a road map setting out how we in Wales should respond to the recommendations in the Hackitt review. This was expected early this year, and I would appreciate an update from the Minister today on how this work is progressing and when we can expect it to be published.

It is absolutely vital that there is no complacency about issues around building and fire safety. The Grenfell Tower fire and previous fires, such as the fatal fire in Lakanal House, show that these things can and do happen and that it is absolutely vital that lessons are learned and changes are implemented as quickly as possible.