Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 15 July 2026.
Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat, South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of privately rented non-domestic buildings in England and Wales with a total useful floor area of less than 1,000 square metres.
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Based on analysis of Non-Domestic National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework 2025, we estimate that approximately 93% of non-domestic buildings have a floor area of less than or equal to 1,000 square meters. The non-domestic PRS MEES Impact Assessment will be published in due course.
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