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Written question asked by Steve Double (Conservative) on Monday, 15 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 July 2019. It was answered by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Heating: Rural Areas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the heat strategy on the (a) upfront costs of installing new technologies and (b) the costs of energy efficiency upgrades for rural (i) homeowners, (ii) landlords and (iii) businesses.

Answer

I have committed to publishing a Heat Policy Roadmap in 2020 which will set out the programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions in the first part of the 2020s over the future of low-carbon heating. BEIS officials will be working closely with stakeholders, and will be considering the impacts of different technologies on different segments of the market as they develop its content.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
277211
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Costs Heating Repairs and maintenance Technology Rural areas
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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