PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(15 January 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help foster collaboration between (a) housing associations and (b) local authorities to align their energy efficiency targets in the construction of new residential properties.

Asked by:
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)

The government intends to introduce future standards later this year through Building Regulations. These will raise the minimum energy efficiency of all new homes, including social housing. Homes built to the new standards will have very good building fabric and be fitted with low carbon heating technology.

It is for local authorities and housing associations to determine whether energy efficiency targets beyond Building Regulations are appropriate for their areas and then to work together to achieve them.

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