Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE’s report entitled "No Home Left Behind", whether she plans to promote heat batteries in rural off-gas homes.

Decarbonising heating in Scotland is largely devolved, allowing the Scottish Government to set its own policies and support schemes. Scottish households can access support through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme.

Heat pumps, alongside heat networks, will be the primary low-carbon technologies for decarbonising home heating.

However, the UK government recognises there are a small number of properties for which these technologies may not be suitable, and that heat batteries can play a role in decarbonising domestic heating, including in rural off-gas homes.