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Boilers: Heat Pumps

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN HL2083, tabled on 5 September 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether hybrid heating systems combining boilers with heat pumps are a long-term option for the future of heating in homes, rather than an interim solution in lieu of installing either a hydrogen boiler or heat pump system.

Answered on

20 September 2022

The Heat and Buildings Strategy acknowledged that hybrid heat pumps could play a transitional role in decarbonising heat in homes. The Government plans to use an upcoming consultation to explore the potential future role of hybrid heat pumps.

Answered by

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy