Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Levelling Up on enforcing the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards across the rented housing sector.

BEIS Ministers regularly meet with colleagues to discuss matters that fall under their portfolios. To date, the Department has made available a total of £8.4m for compliance and the enforcement of the existing private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standard regulations. In addition, the Government has so far committed over £1bn for improving the energy performance of social rented homes and will consult on improving the energy efficiency of social housing within 6 months of the Social Housing Regulation Bill receiving Royal Assent. BEIS and DLUHC officials will work together to develop this consultation.