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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce new energy efficiency standards; and when they expect those standards to be introduced.

The Government is considering a number of options for increasing energy efficiency standards. For the domestic Private Rented Sector, the Government has consulted on raising the standard to EPC Band C for new tenancies from 1 April 2025, and for all tenancies by 1 April 2028. The Government has also consulted on raising the minimum energy efficiency standard of privately rented non-domestic buildings to EPC C by 1 April 2027, and EPC B by 1 April 2030.

The Department have analysed the responses, and we will publish the Government Responses in due course.