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<p>The National Infrastructure Commission made over 50 recommendations to the government,
in their National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) published in July 2018. As announced
at Budget 2018, the government will respond in full to the NIA through a National
Infrastructure Strategy, including on the installation rate of energy efficiency measures
in the building stock.</p><p> </p><p>The government has already set out an ambitious
aspiration on energy efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, for as many homes as
possible to reach EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable;
and the Prime Minister has announced an Industrial Strategy mission to at least halve
the energy use of new buildings by 2030. The government has a growing programme of
ambitious policies to drive forward progress towards this aspiration, including extending
the Energy Company Obligation from 2022 to 2028 to support more than £3bn of investment
to upgrade the energy efficiency of around a million more homes, tightening the regulations
on minimum energy efficiency standards in private rented homes, and announcing the
introduction of a Future Homes Standard to ensure that all new homes are built with
world-leading levels of energy efficiency and low-carbon heating. The government is
further considering the detail of these policies, in order to unlock the necessary
energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses during the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>At
Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the National Infrastructure Strategy
will be published later in 2019, alongside the Spending Review and Autumn Budget.
The Spending Review will determine the government’s spending priorities going forward,
assessing spending in the round against government priorities and a broad evidence
base. As part of that evidence base, HM Treasury guidance in the Green Book sets out
the methodology by which Departments should undertake cost-benefit analysis for all
proposals that concern public spending and changes to regulations, including for energy
efficiency and broader infrastructure requirements. These are scrutinised by Treasury
spending teams to support decision making and ensure value for money. Impact Assessments
associated with particular policy proposals are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p>
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