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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of local renewable energy supply in (1) enabling all homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate band C, and (2) alleviating fuel poverty.

On site renewable energy generation, such as solar photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, can improve the energy performance of homes, and tackle fuel poverty where it reduces energy bills. Other upgrades can also play an important role in increasing the energy performance of homes and tackling fuel poverty, such as improvements to fabric efficiency of homes, upgrading lighting, or replacing heating and hot water systems.