Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of private rented homes.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
We are investing £6.6 billion this Parliament and a further £6 billion to 2028 on making buildings cleaner and warmer. That is in addition to the £5 billion that will be delivered through the Energy Company Obligation and the Great British Insulation Scheme up to March 2026. All of our ‘Help to Heat’ schemes are available to eligible households in the private rented sector
We have also improved our information and guidance for those households who want to make energy efficiency upgrades to their property through our digital assist service: www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency. This has also introduced two eligibility checkers to help landlords and tenants understand the measures available to them.
Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she had made of the number of energy efficiency measures that will be delivered through the ECO4 scheme by March 2026.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In the published Impact Assessment for the scheme, the Government estimated that around 800,000 measures would be installed under ECO4 by March 2026.
Since it began in April 2022, ECO4 has delivered 319,800 measures by end November 2023, with around 32,700 measures being installed in November. Statistics are available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-january-2024.
Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans her Department has to reduce domestic energy consumption by 15 per cent by 2030.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this Parliament on clean heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings. In addition, £6 billion of new Government funding will be made available from 2025 to 2028.
The Government will deliver upgrades to over half a million homes in the coming years through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant, Boiler Upgrade Scheme, Great British Insulation scheme and Energy Company Obligation.
Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it remains her Department's policy to reduce domestic energy consumption by 15 per cent by 2030.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In the 2022 Autumn statement, the Government set out a national ambition to reduce energy use by 15% by 2030 compared to 2021.
The Government remains committed to our existing targets, which keep us on track to meet Net Zero in 2050.
Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Citizens Advice report Home Advantage: Unlocking the Benefits of Energy Efficiency, published in June 2023, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the realisation of the economic and social benefits of improving the energy efficiency of homes.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this Parliament in clean heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings, through schemes including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant.
This summer the Government will launch the £1 billion Great British Insulation Scheme, meaning approximately 300,000 of the country’s least energy efficient homes could save £300-£400 each year
The Government has committed a further £6bn of funding for energy efficiency and low carbon heating from 2025 to 2028.
Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of gold minded for import into the UK on the UK's environmental footprint.
Answered by Graham Stuart
This is not a matter for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.