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Debate between Angela Rayner and Matthew Pennycook
Monday 9th June 2025
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The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner)
That’s a bit harsh.
Matthew Pennycook
The right hon. Gentleman is certainly not charitable. As I made clear, I recognise the December 2021 uplift in energy efficiency standards means that most new builds that come through achieve an EPC rating of A or B. Off the top of my head, though I stand to be corrected, I think about 84% of new homes meet those standards. But as I said, we have announced that we want to introduce future standards this autumn, which will drive even more ambitious energy efficiency and carbon emission requirements for new homes.