Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking with suppliers to ensure that heat pumps are available for residential dwellings at an affordable cost.

The Government is working with industry to help build supply chains and reduce costs for heat pumps. This includes providing grants, for example the Boiler Upgrade Scheme which offers £5000 towards an air-source heat pump, and by reducing VAT on heat pumps to 0% for the next five years to reduce upfront cost. The Government is providing up to £60 million through the Heat Pump Ready Innovation Programme to help overcome barriers to heat pump deployment, including reducing their lifetime costs.