Member

I say to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, that my understanding is that heat pumps can and do achieve temperatures well above 16 degrees and can provide the same level of comfort as boilers and other heating appliances. The noble Earl, Lord Russell, referred to what I might describe as urban myths, or maybe rural myths, around the effectiveness of heat pumps. I recognise that those are out in the ether, but the figures that I have show that there is high public confidence in heat pumps when they have been installed. I would be happy to write to the noble Baroness with more detail on the specific issue that she raised about oil boilers. I recognise that she speaks from a great deal of experience in relation to it.