PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Buildings: Solar Power (4 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce legislation requiring mandatory installation of photovoltaic panels on new (a) houses, (b) commercial buildings and (c) logistic distribution hubs.

Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)

Future standards next year will set our new homes and buildings on a path that moves away from relying on volatile fossil fuels and ensures they are fit for a net zero future. This will support our ambition that the 1.5 million homes we will build over the course of this parliament will be high quality, well designed and sustainable. That is why the Deputy Prime Minister and I are clear that rooftop solar should play an important role, where appropriate, as part of the future standards for homes and buildings.

Answered by:
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
14 October 2024