Domestic Energy Efficiency: Retrofitting

Debate between Lord Callanan and Baroness Fall

Monday 1st March 2021 Lords Chamber

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

We are progressing well with our green policies. The Prime Minister’s 10-point plan indicated the route map forward, and we will be publishing the heat and building strategy shortly.

[Baroness Fall (Con) [V]]

My Lords, a vital part of our efforts to tackle climate change and reach net-zero targets is catching CO₂-emitting boilers in households across the country. This is a painstaking and expensive job that must be rolled out household by household. Can the Minister confirm that the commitment to installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 still stands, and if it does, are the incentive arrangements in place to deliver this adequate?

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

The noble Baroness is right that these targets are a challenge, but I can confirm that the target remains the same for heat pump installations. We will set out further details in the heat and buildings strategy. She will be aware of the tremendous commitments that we made in the manifesto to spend money in this area.