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Energy Efficiency: Guidance to Homeowners

Monday 17 October 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government have launched a tool on gov.uk to help homeowners understand how to improve their home's energy efficiency and the grants available.
  • It is great to hear stories of SMEs such as Oh4 finding innovative solutions to help reduce household bills and energy costs.
  • Building regulations are set in performance terms and do not prescribe technologies, providing flexibility for local authorities and SMEs.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Anthony Mangnall
Housing Energy
Context

The question addresses steps being taken by the government to provide homeowners with guidance on energy efficiency measures, specifically in collaboration with local authorities and housing associations.

Question

What steps the Government are taking with (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to provide guidance to homeowners on energy efficiency.

Answer from Paul Scully

The Government have launched help for households on gov.uk, outlining the full range of support available to help with the cost of living. That includes a tool to help homeowners understand how to improve their home's energy efficiency and the grants available to them.

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Q2 Anthony Mangnall
Energy Business & Trade
Context

The question discusses the efforts of small and medium-sized enterprises and local start-ups, such as Oh4 in Totnes and south Devon, to help reduce household bills and energy costs. The MP is seeking information on how the Minister plans to collaborate with other departments to support these organisations.

Question

Across Totnes and south Devon, small and medium-sized enterprises and local start-ups such as Oh4 are finding new ways to help to reduce household bills and energy costs. What steps is the Minister taking to co-operate with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and his colleagues to ensure that local authorities and housing agencies are using such organisations?

Answer from Paul Scully

It is great to hear stories of SMEs such as Oh4 in my hon. Friend's constituency finding those innovative solutions. The building regulations are set in performance terms and do not prescribe technologies, so local authorities and SMEs have flexibility. That encourages industry and SMEs such as Oh4 to continue pushing the boundaries, so that today's trailblazing examples of green innovation become the industry standards of tomorrow.

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Not addressed: Cooperation with BEIS and other departments was not specifically addressed in the response.

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