Retrofitting homes for net zero

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Nov 2024 Closed: 31 Dec 2025 Parliament page
Building on the evidence received in the previous Committee’s Heating our homes inquiry, the Committee will hold a one-off session on Retrofitting homes for net zero . The Committee will invite two stakeholder panels to consider the policy changes needed to deliver low carbon heating and energy efficient homes. Read more
20 Recommendations
11 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
18 Aug
2025
Report published
22 May
2025
Report published
26 Mar
2025
Correspondence
12 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
12 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
4 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
4 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
12 Feb 2025
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Oral evidence
Amanda Hoyles Andy Manning · Citizens Advice Damian Mercer · Cavity Extraction Ltd Ian Rippin · Microgeneration Certification Scheme Service Company Shabir Hussain · Luton Council Simon Ayers · TrustMark Zak Ashraf
4 Dec 2024
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Oral evidence
Andy Prendergast · GMB Jessica Skilbeck · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Joanne Wheeler · UK Green Building Council Madeleine Gabriel · Nesta Maya Fitchett · National Energy Action Miatta Fahnbulleh MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Mike Foster · Energy and Utilities Alliance Olivia Haslam · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Robert Panou · Stonewater
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Retrofitting homes for net zero HC 453 22 May 2025 31 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
6 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Government's stop-start retrofit support schemes undermine long-term sector certainty beyond 2026.
There is a clear and urgent need to provide long-term certainty for the sector through the Government’s retrofit support schemes. Stop-start measures and short funding cycles have undermined the confidence of consumers, installers and the wider supply chain. The Government … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need for long-term certainty in retrofit support and outlines its Warm Homes Plan, committing £13.2 billion for 2025/26-2029/30 to upgrade homes, with further details on allocations and program design to be announced.
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4 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Consumers lack awareness and access to impartial information on home retrofit benefits.
Many consumers have a fundamental lack of awareness of the benefits of home retrofit and where to access quality, impartial information and advice. This is preventing them from making informed decisions and delaying the retrofit of their homes. (Conclusion, Paragraph … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges consumers' lack of awareness about home retrofit benefits and is streamlining its digital energy efficiency and clean heat advice services into a single user journey, supported by a national phoneline, with further steps to be detailed in the Warm Homes Plan.
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6 Conclusion Acknowledged
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One-stop-shops prove successful in other countries for low carbon heating rollout.
One-stop-shops have proven successful in many neighbouring countries, especially when affiliated with a workforce accreditation scheme that signposts consumers to trusted installers. There are clear and tangible links between their introduction in countries such as France and the success of … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the importance of trusted advice, stating it is streamlining existing digital and phoneline services for households and exploring smarter work with local advice services, with further steps to be outlined in the Warm Homes Plan.
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7 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Establish national warm homes advice service for England, linking consumers to trusted installers.
We recommend that the Government establishes a national warm homes advice service for England to signpost consumers to independent advice, trusted installers and financial options. This should be available online, over the phone and in person. While it may be … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the need for trusted advice, stating it is streamlining existing digital services and a national phoneline, and exploring ways to work with local advice. It will set out further steps in the Warm Homes Plan, but did not commit to establishing a new national service as recommended or piloting by winter 2025.
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12 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Higher electricity prices significantly disincentivize consumer switch to electric heating systems
Electricity is much more expensive than gas in the UK because gas generation sets the marginal wholesale price and most levies are placed on electricity bills, rather than gas. This is a significant disincentive for consumers switching from fossil fuel … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the issue of electricity being more expensive than gas as a disincentive for decarbonising homes and states its commitment to work relentlessly to translate cheaper clean power costs into lower consumer bills, though it provides no specific actions or timelines.
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14 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Reduce policy cost difference between gas and electricity bills by end of 2025
We recommend that the Government, by the end of 2025, considers reducing the policy cost difference between gas and electricity bills, creating an incentive for households to adopt electric heating systems. The Government should do this carefully, recognising that almost … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need to address the price disparity between electricity and gas to incentivise clean technologies and commits to working relentlessly over this Parliament to reduce electricity bills, but notes it is a complex issue requiring careful consideration.
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Government Response AI assessment · 31 of 20 classified
Accepted 8
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 10
Rejected 1
Total 20 recs + 11 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
26 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Nigel Donohue, CEO, CIGA Group, to Chair and Minister for Energy Consumers relating to oral evidence session on 12 February 2025, dated 14 February 2025
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