Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many green deal assessments there have been in the non-domestic sector.

Up to the end of May 2014, 63 non-domestic Green Deal assessments had been lodged in Great Britain. This is a relatively low number compared to the 234,050 domestic Green Deal assessments to the same date and demonstrates that the focus for Green Deal to date has been on households.

The Government is, however, committed to encouraging energy efficiency in the non-domestic sector through a variety of schemes, with action not limited to the framework provided by the Green Deal. Other key policy instruments include the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Climate Change Agreements (providing financial incentives for energy efficiency), and the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (requiring energy audits of all large enterprises every 4 years).