Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling

Select Committee
Environmental Audit Committee HC 279 31 January 2024
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 22 items (19 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 22 of 22 classified)
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 9
Rejected 4
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Recommendations

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10 Accepted in Part
Para 67
Establish a comprehensive national retrofit programme to adapt UK housing stock for net zero and comfort.
Recommendation
We therefore recommend that the Government establish a comprehensive national retrofit programme to adapt the UK’s housing stock for both net zero and thermal comfort. The programme should include the following elements to maximise its impact and minimise costs: • … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepted the recommendation, detailing existing progress, the extension of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and a £6 billion support package, including £500 million for a new local authority retrofit scheme. They also highlighted a research programme to support the development of policy levers for adapting building stock for net zero and thermal comfort.
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