Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring installers of appliances powered by (a) coal, (b) wood and (c) other carbon-based fuels to be registered in the same way as gas appliance installers.

The safe installation of fixed combustion appliances, irrespective of fuel used, is controlled by the Building Regulations, and must meet the relevant requirements of these regulations. Installation must be carried out by installers registered with a government authorised competent person scheme or notified to the local authority.