Question follow-through · 105823

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking on the development of the energy efficiency elements of the Home Energy Model for the new homes standard.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking on the development of the energy efficiency elements of the Home Energy Model for the new homes standard.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

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  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is developing the Home Energy Model (HEM) to support net zero and housing goals, including the requirements laid out in the Future Homes Standard (FHS).HEM and the FHS ‘wrapper’ will together make up the HEM: FHS assessment methodology. HEM...

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