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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many exemptions have been granted to landlords with off-gas grid properties using either (a) heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas under Regulation 25 of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015.

Landlords of EPC F or G rated domestic privately rented properties may register an exemption under Regulation 25 if they have made all the relevant energy efficiency improvements available for their property and it remains below E, or if there are no relevant energy efficiency improvements that can be made. The gas-grid status is not a relevant factor in whether a property qualifies for this exemption.

To the end of September, 2,194 exemptions have been registered under Regulation 25. A proportion of these may relate to off-gas grid properties, but this information is not required from the landlord when registering an exemption.