Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support people and businesses to switch to low carbon fuel alternatives.

The Government provides grant funding through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, Home Upgrade Scheme and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. The ECO4 scheme and newly announced Great British Insulation scheme, due to launch in Summer 2023, are delivered through a supplier obligation.

For businesses, £500 million of grant funding through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund will support businesses with high energy usage to cut their energy bills and carbon emissions through investing in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.

The Government has improved its consumer advice, recently launching a campaign on Business Energy Efficiency and a consumer phoneline service to support the GOV.UK, ‘Find ways to save energy in your home’ webpage.