Question follow-through · 68779

Housing Improvement: Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exemption for home renovations to improve energy efficiency.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
24 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exemption for home renovations to improve energy efficiency.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of our housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. This will be vital to making the UK more energy resilient and meeting ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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