Written questions

Mould: Health Hazards

Commons · Question 86683 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 7 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Imran Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the public health impact of prolonged exposure to damp and mould caused by defective insulation installed under government energy-efficiency schemes

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 7 Nov 2025

Everyone deserves to live in a healthy and warm home. Damp and mould can have a serious impact on the health of residents. The audits the Department has commissioned into Solid Wall Insulations on ECO4 and GBIS schemes consider risks to health and safety ...