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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to increase the uptake of energy efficiency measures in non-fuel poor households.

Reducing emissions in relation to residential buildings will be a key part of meeting the carbon budgets we have set. We will set out how we intend to address this in our emissions reduction plan.

The Government has already introduced a number of provisions to drive energy efficiency improvements in both domestic and non-domestic privately rented property through the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Landlords will be required by law to have improved the energy efficiency rating of the properties they let to at least an EPC E from April 2018. We are considering a broad range of options for implementation and will publish further guidance to assist landlords and to support enforcement authorities in due course.

In addition, we are rolling out smart meters across homes and businesses in Great Britain which will help consumers to understand and take control of their energy use. We have also commissioned an independent review into consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures which will be published in due course.