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 report from the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council entitled Skills, Training and the Future of Heat, published in January 2023, whether his Department has conducted any further research into the conclusion that the industry will need 150,000 trained installers to meet this Government target of 600,000 heat pumps by 2028.

The Government notes that different industry organisations have varying estimates for the number of heat pump installers needed by 2028, with the Heat Pump Association estimating this to be 33,700. The Government is taking steps to ensure that there will be sufficient installers to meet demand through schemes such as the Heat Training Grant as well as the Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship.