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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many local authorities have a Local Area Energy Plan; and what steps his Department is taking to help local authorities produce a Local Area Energy Plan.

The Government is considering the role of Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) in delivering Net Zero, including working closely with Ofgem as part of its ongoing governance review into local energy institutions. Government has supported the development of LAEP through Innovate UK's Prospering from the Energy Revolution Programme.

The Government has not undertaken an assessment of the number of local authorities with a Local Area Energy Plan.