Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:28 pm on 22 January 2026.

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Photo of Claire Young Claire Young Liberal Democrat, Thornbury and Yate 12:28, 22 January 2026

In their response to the report, the Government said that in the clean flexibility road map, they have committed

“to develop measures focussed on barriers to the participation of low-income and vulnerable consumers in using energy flexibly.”

Given what we heard yesterday about the importance of heat pumps and heat storage in participating in flexibility, does the Chair of the Select Committee agree that one important measure could be to make heat pumps and heat storage more affordable?