Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and reduce fuel poverty.

The government has introduced a Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard in the social housing sector for the first time.

Social homes will need to meet one of the new EPC metrics - fabric performance, smart readiness or heating system - at band C by 2030, followed by a second metric by 2039. These measures will make energy bills cheaper for millions of social tenants, help to eradicate fuel poverty, and make homes more comfortable and less susceptible to damp and mould.