Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I am pleased to have this opportunity to share a significant progress update on the series of actions we are taking as part of the Welsh building safety programme. There are six strands to my update today, ranging from our work in making developers responsible for putting right the issues with buildings they have constructed, to taking forward work to remediate orphan buildings ourselves as a Government, where no developer can be made responsible. Together with Plaid Cymru, I am committed to addressing building safety in Wales. Our ambitious programme will ensure residents can feel safe and secure in their homes. 

Dirprwy Lywydd, I have always maintained the position that the industry should step up to their responsibilities in matters of fire safety. Developers should put right fire safety faults at their own cost, or risk their professional reputation and their ability to operate in Wales in future. The first of these strands is the legally binding developers’ pact. In October, I announced 11 developers had signed up to the developers’ pact. The pact represents a public commitment of their intention to address fire safety issues in buildings they have developed over the last 30 years. Our pact is underpinned by legally binding documentation that sets out our expectations in detail. Today, I'm am pleased to confirm that the following developers have signed this documentation in Wales: Redrow, Lovell, Vistry, Countryside Partnerships, Persimmon, and McCarthy Stone. I'm also pleased that Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson and Barratt Homes have also confirmed their intent to sign. I have made clear I will take every opportunity, including legislation and considering prohibitions on development, to ensure developers step up to their responsibilities. This remains the case. 

Dirprwy Lywydd, I am also determined to take every opportunity I can to protect leaseholders. That is why I have provided direct funding for surveys to be carried out, using a consultant procured by the Welsh Government. This means we have independent and consistent reporting, which sets out where responsibilities for any fire safety issues lie. That is why we do not want to limit leaseholder liability. We do not want leaseholders to have to pay at all for something that is not their fault. It is my intention that, where a genuine dispute arises, the Welsh Government will intervene, rather than have these costs fall to leaseholders. In our view, that is the fair way, that is the Welsh way. The Welsh Government approach is that we will do everything in our power to support leaseholders.