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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to implement a national framework to incentivise and manage exploration and production of geothermal heat.

The 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy acknowledges the potential of geothermal energy and sets out the Government’s commitment to monitor developments in geothermal heat in the UK and assess whether the technology provides a cost-effective option for the future. BEIS is currently supporting a project led by the British Geological Survey to clearly outline the opportunities and barriers for geothermal heat in the UK. When complete, officials will closely review the findings before evaluating next steps.