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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 7 December 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Friday, 17 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide greater (1) powers, and (2) funding, to (a) local, and (b) city, authorities to enable homes to be retrofitted more quickly.

Answer

The Government is working closely with local authorities as they are best placed to understand how to deliver home retrofits for the betterment of their local communities.

The Government has committed more than £6.6bn in this Parliament to make energy efficiency updates to homes as well as community buildings such as schools, hospitals and leisure centres. Schemes such as the Home Upgrade Grant, the Local Authority Delivery Scheme and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund are being delivered through local authorities. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published a list of participating Local Authorities in England.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4773
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Climate change Housing Finance Energy Local government Powers Repairs and maintenance
Link
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