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Energy: Buildings

Commons · Question 82020 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of improved energy efficiency in buildings on (a) energy security, (b) consumer bills and (c) carbon budgets.

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 21 Oct 2025

Decarbonising buildings is the only certain way to permanently lower bills, protect the UK against price shocks, reduce demands and preserve energy security by helping the UK become energy independent. Government schemes are already delivering improvement...