Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many domestic Green Deal installations have been identified where MCS certificates were not issued in the name of the homeowner; and what steps his Department is taking to deal with those cases.

The Department does not have an estimate for the scale of the issue as we do not hold details of all Green Deal loans issued. Lack of an MCS certificate has appeared as an element in some Green Deal complaints the Department has reviewed, though this has been uncommon. Officials are investigating complaints referred to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Green Deal Framework Regulations, and may issue decisions cancelling or reducing a Green Deal loan where they find breaches of said regulations or the Green Deal Code of Practice. This may include issues related to MCS certificates.