Insulation: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in demand for insulation retrofitting over the last 20 years; and whether he is taking steps to promote greater stability in the market for insulation retrofitting.
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh
The market for insulation for retrofitting homes has been driven largely by government-initiated schemes. The main ones have been the Energy Company Obligation (ECO, 2013-present); the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP, 2008-2013); and the Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC, 2002-2008). The number of insulation measures installed over this time can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics.
Going forward the Warm Homes Plan will set out the plans to upgrade up to 5 million homes across the country by accelerating the installation of efficient new technologies. As the first step, the government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency.
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