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Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 183050

Energy: Conservation

Tabled: 27 April 2023
Answered: 3 May 2023
Named Day

Question

Bill Esterson

Labour — Sefton Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of (a) schools, (b) NHS buildings, (c) leisure facilities and (d) local authority public buildings.

Answer

Graham Stuart

As set out in the Net Zero Strategy, the Government has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037. To support this, £2.5 billion is being invested through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme over the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25 to provide grants for public sector bodies in England to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures. A further £61 million has been made available through the Low Carbon Skills fund between FY2020/21 and 2023/24 to help public sector bodies develop decarbonisation plans for their buildings.