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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment was used as the basis for closing the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Renewable Heat Incentive applications in favour of the new Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive launched in 2014 and will close to new applications, as scheduled on 31 March 2022. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme will launch following the closure of the Renewable Heat Incentive, and will provide a more targeted, accessible, and simpler offer, by providing upfront capital grants to support the installation of low carbon heat technologies. The capital grant directly targets the high upfront cost of low-carbon heating systems, which the Department’s evaluation of the Renewable Heat Incentive has shown to be a major barrier in uptake.