Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the average time taken to issue a smart export guarantee certificate under the microgeneration certification scheme to households that have newly installed solar panels.

Households with solar panels are required to have a certificate under the independent Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) to receive payment under the Smart Export Guarantee. These certificates should be issued by installers within 10 days of the system being commissioned. Households should contact the MCS Helpdesk if they do not receive their certificate within this period.