Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of adopting EN 17956 Energy Efficiency Class C or above for insulation systems used in industrial applications.

No specific assessment has been made of the impact of adopting EN 17956 Energy Efficiency Class C insulation systems. The government incentivises eligible businesses to become more energy efficient through the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme. This is a voluntary agreement under which eligible sectors receive reduced Climate Change Levy (CCL) rates in return for meeting agreed energy efficiency targets. Higher-performing insulation is expected to reduce heat loss and improve efficiency, and may be one way businesses seek to meet their energy efficiency targets.