Written questions

Housing: Construction

Lords · Question HL9379 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Blunkett

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 30 June (HC61433), whether the proposed restriction on installing gas boilers for newly constructed dwellings applies

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 28 Jul 2025

The Future Homes Standard (FHS), to be introduced through the Building Regulations in autumn this year, will effectively preclude the use of gas boilers in new homes. A consultation setting out detailed technical proposals for the FHS was published in Dec...