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Buildings: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the decision not to require solar photovoltaic panels on all new residential and commercial buildings from 2026 under the updated build

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
5 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the decision not to require solar photovoltaic panels on all new residential and commercial buildings from 2026 under the updated build

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Buildings constructed to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards will be future proofed with low carbon heating and high levels of energy efficiency. The consultation for the Future Homes and Buildings Standards had two proposals for the energy performan...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Buildings: Sustainable Development

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with stakeholders on the adequacy of the BREEAM Excellent £2,000,000 threshold, in the context of inflation since it was set.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Flats: Fire Prevention

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support leaseholders who are unable to sell or re mortgage their homes because mortgage lenders require an EWS1 form, but where the buildin

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Planning: Nature Conservation

20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how the Government's planning reforms could support the creation of nature-ric

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Politics: Young People

7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the involvement of young people with politics and their potential disenfranchisement following the social media ban.