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Written question asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) on Wednesday, 4 November 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 November 2020. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

TrustMark

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number, and (2) the capacity, of Trustmark assessors relative to service demand; what is the average waiting time for an assessment in each region of the UK; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the announcement on the Green Homes Grant on those figures.

Answer

The Green Homes Grant scheme has been designed to help stimulate economic recovery and create and support tens of thousands of green jobs. As of 2nd November, there were 1,141 businesses that are TrustMark registered and hold the necessary certifications to install measures under the voucher scheme.

BEIS officials are working closely with the industry to increase the number of installers available and with TrustMark scheme providers and certification bodies to support installers to get certified as quickly as possible, including streamlining certification processes where possible. We are also supporting the growth of the industry through a £6.9m skills competition to provide training opportunities for energy efficiency and low carbon heating supply chains to deliver works and scale up to meet additional consumer demand.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9976
Session
2019-21
Subjects
TrustMark Green homes grant scheme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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