Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to raise standards for energy efficiency in (a) new-build housing and (b) other new buildings.

The Government has a duty under section 165 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to carry out a review of the minimum energy performance requirements for new homes in the Building Regulations. The Department has started work on this review and we are considering whether to expand the scope of it to include non-domestic buildings. The outcome of the review will be used to help determine whether any further strengthening of energy performance standards is required.