Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the extent to which his Department's proposed Future Homes Standard is aligned with the Government’s net zero carbon target.

Homes – both new and existing – account for 20 per cent of emissions, and this Department recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of homes has to make in meeting the Government’s 2050 target.

As part of this, we have consulted on introducing a Future Homes Standard by 2025. This means new homes will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and lower energy use through high levels of energy efficiency. As a?stepping stone?to the Future Homes Standard? we are proposing?a?meaningful?but achievable?strengthening?in?these requirements?in 2020 and then?a further strengthening by 2025.