Question follow-through · 908191
Heat Batteries: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the VAT treatment of heat batteries.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the VAT treatment of heat batteries.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials or ‘ESMs’ in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a VAT zero-rate until March 2027. We constantly evaluate whether to add ESMs, including heat batteri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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