Question follow-through · 123554
Heat Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations in ensuring the quality, efficiency, and resilience of installed heat network systems.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 27 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations in ensuring the quality, efficiency, and resilience of installed heat network systems.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Building Regulations set performance requirements for buildings, including buildings connected to heat networks, but they are not responsible for regulating the detailed design or operation of heat network systems themselves. The Department for Energy...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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