Boiler Replacement Guidance

Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 19 September 2023.

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Photo of Richard Foord Richard Foord Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)

During the summer recess, when I was touring villages, I found in my corner of Devon that some constituents are worried about whether they should replace their oil-fired boiler in the next couple of years with a heat pump or put their faith in hydro-treated vegetable oil. Some have been encouraged by the pilots of so-called HVO as an alternative source to heating oil. What assurances can the Minister offer that it will be a truly sustainable source of fuel and not made from palm oil, which encourages deforestation? Or should we put 100% of our efforts into heat pumps?