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Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is undertaking workforce planning to prepare for an increase in demand for heat-pump installations.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is undertaking workforce planning to prepare for an increase in demand for heat-pump installations.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government’s Warm Homes Plan sets out that to meet future heat pump deployment targets the workforce will need to grow from around 4,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) installers today to around 12,000 FTE by 2030. The Government is continuing to support ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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