Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the rate of adoption of heat pumps.

The Government has set an ambition of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028 and is taking forward a range of measures to support it. This includes funding installations through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (with an increased grant of £7,500) and through our ‘Help to Heat’ capital schemes.

The Government is also introducing regulatory measures, such as the Clean Heat Market Mechanism and the Future Homes Standard, investing up to £60 million in the Heat Pump Ready innovation programme to help overcome barriers to heat pump deployment and supporting training for installers through the £5m Heat Training Grant.