Every parliamentary written question tabled by Tom Hayes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps he is taking to support local authorities to accelerate delivery of the Government’s warm homes programme.
We have kickstarted delivery of the Government's ambitious Warm Homes Plan, which will transform homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run, from installing new insulation to rolling out low carbon heating like solar and heat pumps...
When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require landlords to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C by 2030.
The Government will consult this year on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation will include proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030. We e...
With reference to page 13 of the UK Green Buildings Council report entitled 100 days into Government: How Labour can build a better future, published on 15 October 2024, what steps he is taki
The Government recognises the importance of local authorities in driving net zero. Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan will support local authorities to increase their capability and capacity to build a pipeline of successful projects in their local a...
If he will make it his policy to give (a) local authorities and (b) Councils (i) powers, (ii) responsibility and (iii) resources to accelerate the delivery of the Government’s Warm Homes prog
The Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan will upgrade 5 million homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run, from installing new insulation to rolling out solar and heat pumps. We will partner with combined authorities and local a...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for landlords with increasing the energy efficiency of properties that are difficult to retrofit.
Landlords can use our ‘Help for Households’ GOV.UK page to find available support via the Home Upgrade Grant and the Great British Insulation Scheme. In addition, there is a zero-rate of VAT until March 2027 on energy saving measures. Government will cons...
What assessment he has made of the potential cost to (a) landlords and (b) housing providers of ensuring that (i) private and (ii) social rented homes achieve a minimum energy performance cer
The Government will consult on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector and on introducing a minimum energy efficiency standard for the social rented sector. The Government will work closely with both the privat...
If he will take steps to support (a) households, (b) businesses and (c) public sector organisations with the cost of installing heat pumps.
The Government is providing a range of support to encourage the adoption of heat pumps. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 and the Warm Homes: Local Grant help to support privately owned, social and privately rente...
What steps he is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations with the costs of increasing the energy efficiency of social housing.
The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (formerly SHDF) will provide grant funding for Housing Associations and Local Authorities to install retrofit measures to improve the energy efficiency ratings of a significant amount of social housing stock currently b...
Whether his Department plans to take steps to update energy performance certificates to ensure they accurately reflect the actual energy performance of homes.
The Government is reviewing the building physics model and methodology underpinning EPCs to make it fit for purpose to support net zero. A public consultation on the new building physics model, the Home Energy Model, closed on 27 March 2024. We are now re...
With reference to page 12 of the UK Green Buildings Council report entitled 100 days into Government: How Labour can build a better future, published on 15 October 2024, if he will make it hi
The Warm Homes Plan will be rolled out in partnership with local authorities, combined authorities and devolved governments. As a first step, the government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and house...
What steps he is taking to increase the domestic ownership of UK-based offshore wind capacity.
Economic growth is Government's top priority and investment is a key pillar of our growth strategy. The UK is open to investment from around the world. Great British Energy, which is fully owned by the British people, will own, manage, and operate clean e...
What steps he is taking to help increase domestic production of wind turbines for use in the UK.
The Government will soon be introducing supply chain support measures through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. These will initially apply to offshore wind for the next CfD allocation round and may be broadened out to other technologies in the fu...
What assessment he has made of the capacity of domestic ports to facilitate the (a) delivery and (b) maintenance of offshore wind.
Ports play a vital role in the deployment, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind, particularly for floating offshore wind. As it stands, the UK does not have the port capacity to enable the mass deployment of floating offshore wind. That is why the ...
What funding the Government is providing to support domestic manufacturing of offshore wind turbines.
The Government will soon be introducing supply chain support measures through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. These will initially apply to offshore wind for the next CfD allocation round and may be broadened out to other technologies in the fu...
Whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on funding for UK ports to improve capacity for the delivery of offshore wind.
The Government recognises that ports play a vital role in the deployment, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind including floating offshore wind. The Department works closely with other government departments, including the Department for Transport,...
If he will make it his policy to establish a retraining fund for workers currently employed in offshore oil and gas.
The Government's priority is a fair, orderly and prosperous transition for the oil and gas sector in line with our climate and legal obligations. High-skilled long-term jobs for the sector are in clean energy. The Clean Energy Mission will unlock good job...
What proportion of North Sea operators invest solely in oil and gas extraction.
We recognise that various oil and gas operators are part of integrated energy companies that invest across a range of technologies in the UK and elsewhere. The department does not measure or track investments in the energy transition made by private secto...
What estimate his Department has made of the investment by oil and gas operators in the UK’s energy transition.
We recognise that various oil and gas operators are part of integrated energy companies that invest across a range of technologies in the UK and elsewhere. The department does not measure or track investments in the energy transition made by private secto...
What steps his Department is taking to encourage offshore oil and gas companies to (a) transition from fossil fuels and (b) increase their level and proportion of investment in renewable carb
Making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this Government, and oil and gas companies will have an important role to play in the transition. We have begun the biggest ever investment in offshore wind and are moving ahead with ...
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) reliability of information for consumers on the purchase of green home improvements.
The Government recognises that access to trusted and impartial information is an important enabler to consumers, when making choices about how to retrofit their homes. This is why the government delivers a number of digital services on GOV.UK to support c...