Written questions

Heat Pumps: Housing

Lords · Question HL865 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 1 August (HL250), what plans they have for reducing the cost of operating heat pumps in the home below the cost of equivalent heating systems powered by gas or o

Answer

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 23 Sep 2024

The Government is committed to ensuring low carbon heating is affordable. We are doing this by encouraging heat pump efficiency through innovation, installer training and product standards. We are also keen to support the most efficient ways of bringing d...