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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what measures the Government plans to introduce to encourage consumers to reduce energy consumption.

The Government is investing over £6.6 billion over this parliament to improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating. In the summer the Government launched a GOV.UK digital service (‘Find ways to save energy in your home’) providing impartial, tailored advice to homeowners on ways to improve the energy performance of their homes. The service provides high-level trusted advice and information on retrofit recommendations suitable for their home.

National Grid, working alongside energy suppliers and Ofgem, have also launched a voluntary service to reward users who reduce their electricity demand at peak times.