Question follow-through · 19229
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the department has made of the comparative performance of predicted and actual energy performance of homes.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 54 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the department has made of the comparative performance of predicted and actual energy performance of homes.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Department has funded evidence on the relationship between predicted and actual home energy performance through its publicly available EPC Accuracy Research. The research identified differences between modelled EPC energy use and metered household ene...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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