{"value":{"id":1669934,"askingMemberId":4126,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-11-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-11-20T00:00:00","uin":"1876","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a recent estimate of the number of people who are qualified to fit heat pumps.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1482,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-11-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Heat Pump Association estimates that over 30,000 additional heat pump installers will be needed by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>As of November 2023, there are over 1,700 businesses in the UK certified with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) to install heat pumps; estimated to employ over 7,000 installers.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of trained heat pump installers is, however, likely to be greater than this, as MCS Certification is only required for installations receiving Government grant funding.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are in line with estimates by the Heat Pump Association of the number of heat pump installers needed for current levels of deployment.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Heat Pumps: Skilled Workers","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1669934","method":"GET"}]}