Home Cooling Bill 2026-27
provide for the zero-rating of VAT in respect of certain home cooling measures; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of providing funding to local authorities in England to enable them to make grants for home cooling measures; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Home Cooling Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Freddie van Mierlo.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 15 July 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Freddie van Mierlo), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 4th September 2026 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 12
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Wednesday 15th July 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament