Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales entitled Homes fit for the future: the retrofit challenge, published in July 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of that report's recommendation that the UK Government should provide £3.6 billion of funding over 10 years to help decarbonise and improve the quality of Welsh homes.

The promotion of energy efficiency is devolved to Wales. The Welsh Government provides funding for home energy efficiency improvements.

The UK Government works with the Welsh Government in respect of regulatory measures providing funding for energy efficiency, including the Energy Company Obligation which covers Wales, and the forthcoming £1 billion Great British Insulation Scheme, which could save around 300,000 of the least energy efficient homes £300-£400 each year.

The UK Government recently announced the extension of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until 2028, to support the installation of heat pumps in domestic and small non-domestic buildings in England and Wales.