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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce a new Standard Assessment Procedure for home Energy Performance Certificates before any change to the minimum energy efficiency requirements for the private rented sector.

The next version of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), which is used for building compliance and producing Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), will come into force in Summer 2022. The Department has also commenced work on developing a future version of SAP, which is expected to come into force in 2025, alongside the Future Homes Standard.

These updates are expected to precede any changes to the energy efficiency requirements for the private rented sector. The Government recently consulted on raising standards from 2025 for new tenancies and from 2028 for all tenancies.