Thirty-Seventh Report - Decarbonising home heating

The government agrees with the recommendation to rebalance electricity and gas costs but defers the implementation date, stating it is dependent on further ministerial steers. It confirms it is considering ways to lower running costs for low-carbon technologies and highlights existing innovation programs.

The government agrees with the implied recommendation to simplify the heat pump installation process but defers the implementation date, stating it is subject to ministerial steers. It references existing consumer advice tools and commits to further improving the heat pump landscape in a future Warm Homes Plan.

The government agrees with the implied recommendation to address consumer experience challenges for heat pumps but defers a comprehensive approach, stating the implementation date is subject to ministerial steers. It highlights existing advice tools and a phoneline service and plans to set out further improvements in a future Warm Homes Plan.

The government accepts the implied recommendation to identify homes unsuitable for heat pumps and to provide alternative low-carbon solutions, but defers the action to publish relevant research until Summer 2025. This research will detail properties not suitable for traditional heat pumps and appropriate alternative technologies.

The government agrees with the recommendation but defers the implementation date pending new ministerial steers. It has appointed a 2030 Mission Control to accelerate critical clean energy infrastructure delivery, with further information to be announced.

The government agrees but defers the implementation date pending new ministerial steers. It highlights ongoing activities to simplify switching to low carbon heating for consumers and will detail further improvements in the Warm Homes Plan.

The government agrees but defers the implementation date pending new ministerial steers. It outlines ongoing activities to improve consumer support for low carbon heating and states it will further detail improvements in the Warm Homes Plan.

The government agrees with the recommendation to increase the number of trained heat pump installers and describes existing initiatives like the Heat Training Grant and new apprenticeships. However, decisions on future training support beyond April 2025 are deferred to Spending Review 2025.

The government agrees but defers decisions on future training support beyond April 2025 to Spending Review 2025. It acknowledges the need for more installers, highlights ongoing work like apprenticeship updates and establishing the Office for Clean Energy Jobs, and will work with industry.

The government accepts the committee's observations and commits to providing further information on properties unsuitable for traditional heat pumps and appropriate alternative technologies, aligning with the publication of its commissioned research report from Summer 2025.

The government accepts the implied recommendation to determine an approach for homes complex to decarbonise, committing to publish a research report by Summer 2025. This report will provide further information on properties unsuitable for traditional heat pumps and appropriate alternative technologies.