Question follow-through · 101652
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the list of energy-saving materials eligible for VAT relief beyond heat pumps, including heat batteries.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the list of energy-saving materials eligible for VAT relief beyond heat pumps, including heat batteries.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jan 2026
Answer published
Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027, after which they will revert to the reduced rate of VAT at ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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