Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has taken steps to prohibit the installation of gas in all new housing developments.

The Government recognises the need to transition away from fossil fuel heating. We must do this in a way which allows the construction sector time to develop the necessary skills and supply chains necessary to support low carbon alternatives. From 2025, the Government intends to set the performance standard of the Future Homes Standard such that heat pumps and heat networks will become the primary heating technologies for new residential buildings.

The Government has also committed in the 2020 Energy White Paper to consult on whether it is appropriate to end gas grid connections to new homes being built from 2025, in favour of clean energy alternatives.