Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the deployment of renewable energy sources in (a) new build and (b) existing social housing.

Improved energy efficiency standards for new builds came into force on 15 June 2022. To meet these new standards, most new buildings are likely to be built with renewable energy sources, principally rooftop solar panels.

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is a £3.8bn Government manifesto commitment over a 10-year period to improve the energy performance of social rented homes, on the pathway to Net Zero 2050. The SHDF Wave 2.1 competition will allocate up to £800m to support the installation of energy performance measures, including renewable energy sources, in social homes.