Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Warm Home Prescription pilots; and whether he will take steps to extend the scheme to kidney patients receiving home dialysis.

Warm Home Prescription pilots have been undertaken in several local areas, delivered by the Energy Systems Catapult working with the National Health Service and other local partners. An initial pilot study from 2021/22 was reported as delivering increased indoor temperatures for a number of vulnerable households over the winter. Eligibility for these schemes is determined locally.