Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require all suitably orientated roofs on new buildings, including domestic properties, to be fitted with solar photovoltaic panels.
The Building Regulations continue to set a performance-based approach. This means that our approach to achieving higher standards remains technology-neutral, to provide developers with the flexibility to choose the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions for their site.