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1661988

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to publish the outcomes of its consultation on Improving boiler standards and efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	200277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government will publish its response to the consultation, Improving Boiler Standards and Efficiency, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2023 07:56:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1611629

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whart assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for boiler replacements for people who are unable to afford them.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>In response to the energy crisis, the Government provided unprecedented support to consumers and has acted decisively, supporting citizens by paying around half of a typical household’s energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will deliver upgrades to over half a million low income and most vulnerable homes in the coming years through its Social Housing Decarbonisation, Home Upgrade Grant Schemes and Energy Company Obligation Scheme which can include grants available for boiler replacement.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/04/2023 16:17:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1585545

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, what plans they have to implement the recommendation in the report Mission Zero: Independent Review of Net Zero, published on 26 September 2022, to bring forward to 2033 the target to phase out the installation of new gas boilers; and when they will make an announcement about any such plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL5564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Heat and Buildings Strategy set out our aim to phase out the installation of new and replacement natural gas boilers from 2035, to ensure all heating systems used in 2050 are compatible with net zero. This would mean when consumers replace their heating source, they replace it with a low-carbon or low-carbon ready appliance.</p><p><br> We are considering the recommendations made by my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Kingswood in the Independent Review of Net Zero, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/02/2023 12:05:59 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1487936

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average number of boilers installed per year per Gas Safe registered engineer.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	33951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) holds the Gas Safe Register (GSR) Service Concession Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>GSR maintain the register of businesses and operatives who are competent to undertake both piped natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) work in domestic and commercial premises in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Guernsey.</p><p> </p><p>GSR does not collect data on the “average number of boilers installed per year per Gas Safe engineer”, but does hold information on the numbers of engineers and notifications received for installation of domestic gas boilers.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about GSR and domestic gas health and safety can be found on HSE’s <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/index.htm" target="_blank">website</a>. <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/newschemecontract.htm" target="_blank">Gas Safe Register (hse.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales from the 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of engineers on Register</p></td><td><p>Number of businesses on Register</p></td><td><p>Number of businesses competent to install domestic gas boilers</p></td><td><p>Total number of notifications received for installation of domestic gas fired boiler (natural gas)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>130,703</p></td><td><p>78,644</p></td><td><p>66,914</p></td><td><p>1,210,407</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/07/2022 15:17:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1351513

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what advice his Department is providing to members of the public deciding on routine replacement of their current gas boilers as part of the Government's policy phase-out traditional domestic gas boilers.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	40894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As set out in last year’s Energy White Paper, the Government will set a clear path that sees the gradual move away from fossil fuel boilers in homes over the next fifteen years as and when individuals decide to replace their appliances. By the mid-2030s we expect all newly installed heating systems to be low carbon or to be appliances that we are confident can be converted to a clean fuel supply. There is no single technology alternative to fossil fuels. Electric heat pumps and hydrogen, green gas and shared heat networks all have their part to play.</p><p> </p><p>In all pathways to net zero, heat pumps will have a major role to play. We are pursuing policies to grow the heat pump market to 600,000 installations a year by 2028 and are providing funding support to deliver these targets through schemes such as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and forthcoming Clean Heat Grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also working with industry to assess the feasibility, costs and benefits of using 100% hydrogen for heating, to enable strategic decisions in 2026 on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heating. We aim to consult later this year on the case for enabling, or requiring, new natural gas boilers to be easily convertible to use hydrogen (‘hydrogen-ready’) by 2026. The public can also find more information in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1011283/UK-Hydrogen-Strategy_web.pdf" target="_blank">Hydrogen Strategy</a> which sets out the approach to developing a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK to meet our ambition for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in due course, which will set out the actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 40895 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:49:27 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1351711

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban gas boilers, and over what timescale.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL2397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2021 answer text <p>In order to achieve net zero emissions, we will have to transition completely away from traditional natural gas boilers for heating homes on the gas grid.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of options with the potential to play an important role in decarbonising heat, including heat networks, heat pumps, hydrogen and biogas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in due course, which will set out the actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 02/09/2021 14:59:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1284383

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress has been made on (a) removing and (b) replacing fossil fuel boilers in (i) public sector and (ii) private sector homes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	149810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>BEIS have been supporting the installation of renewable heating systems in public and private sector homes and buildings via the Renewable Heat Incentive. The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive has supported 84,707 installations as of December 2020 and the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive has supported 20,673 installations as of December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme aims to deliver energy efficiency and clean heat upgrades to 600,000 homes across England. Clean heat measures (including heat pumps, solar thermal panels and biomass boilers) are one of the groups of primary measures funded through the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The £1 billion Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures, including low carbon heating. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan included a commitment for further funding for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in the 2021/22 financial year, with more information to be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, BEIS’ Heat Networks Investment Project has awarded over £125m for the development and construction of heat networks in England and Wales since its launch in 2018. This will enable greater deployment of heat networks as an alternative to domestic boilers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/02/2021 15:38:24 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1284385

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on banning the installation of fossil fuel boilers by 2025 in new build homes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	149811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. We are clear that the continued use of fossil fuels for heating is not compatible with that ambition.</p><p> </p><p>When it is implemented in 2025, the Future Homes Standard will ensure that all new build homes are zero carbon ready. While building regulations themselves do not mandate or ban the use of any specific technologies, we intend to set the performance standard at a level which means that new homes will not be built with fossil fuel heating.</p><p> </p><p>In line with that ambition, the 2020 Energy White Paper committed to consulting on whether it is appropriate to end gas grid connections to new build homes from 2025, in favour of clean energy alternatives. We will provide more detail on the Government’s approach in our Heat and Buildings Strategy, which we will publish in due course.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/02/2021 15:36:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1138096

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many new models of boilers introduced since October 2017 have been tested and submitted to the BRE to comply with the new Boiler Plus regulations.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	275657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The testing and registration of new models of boiler by the Buildings Research Establishment (BRE) is not part of compliance with the Boiler Plus regulations.</p><p>In order to comply with the Boiler Plus regulations, the boiler unit must meet Energy-related Products (ErP) standards with a minimum ErP efficiency of 92%. Compliance is carried out by Notified Bodies, as defined by EU Directive 92/42/EEC: Hot Water Boilers. A list of Notified Bodies can be found at the following URL: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Fgrowth%2Ftools-databases%2Fnando%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Ddirective.print%26refe_cd%3D92%252F42%252FEEC&amp;data=02%7C01%7CRosalyn.Tandy%40beis.gov.uk%7C6619f9a1216a41569f5d08d6e8c8cd56%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636952346463943182&amp;sdata=gssTJ8R70WjIZLq8bys1I8226ZrXkxW4OvQngs%2BMl1Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.print&amp;refe_cd=92%2F42%2FEEC</a></p><p>The BRE maintains the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for the energy performance of homes. For the purposes of SAP, boiler efficiency values are derived using a calculation known as Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK (SEDBUK). This is the value that is recorded by BRE in the Product Characteristics Database.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 16:39:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136865

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer 11 June 2019 to Question 258961 on Boilers, whether the variables listed in that answer apply to the heating system and not the boiler.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	273312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The variables stated in the answer to Q258961 on 11 June 2019, apply to the in situ test context for the boiler, not to the heating system. The required test conditions for the boiler are described in BS 15502-1, sections 8.1.1 and 8.1.2, unless otherwise specified elsewhere in the standard for specific cases. These conditions include for example requirements on the preparation of test gases, test pressures, test room ventilation, ambient temperature, protection from solar radiation, physical mounting conditions, measurement conditions and tolerances, insulation of the test rig, establishment of thermal equilibrium, conditional control settings and several other similar items requiring closely controlled test room conditions.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/07/2019 11:26:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew