A majority of MPs have backed measures that would mean no new fossil fuel boilers could be installed from 2035, with heat pumps and other zero-emissions systems being the default replacement.
The research conducted by The MCS Foundation revealed that 58% of MPs would support introducing this “commitment to clean heat”, with 24% opposed to this. The proportion of support rose to 70% amongst Labour MPs, with six per cent opposed.
Similar polling by The MCS Foundation showed that 58% of adults across England, Wales and Scotland would also support this policy.
Garry Felgate, CEO of The MCS Foundation, said: “A commitment to clean heat is popular with the public, and this new polling of shows it is popular with the Parliamentary Labour Party as well.
“By ensuring that all new heating systems are zero-emissions from 2035, the government would send a strong signal that the direction of travel is towards renewables and ending dependence on fossil fuels.”
The polling also showed that 52% of Labour MPs would support moving all social and environmental levies off electricity bills and into general taxation. The MCS Foundation said that this step could help to cut the cost of bills for many more UK households.
This follows the Chancellor’s announcement, in the 2025 Autumn Budget, that 75% of the Renewables Obligation would be funded via the Treasury instead of by a levy on bills until 2029. This has helped the government cut bills by £150, it noted.
Research by The MCS Foundation found that moving all levies permanently into general taxation would save a household with a heat pump over £500 a year. It would also lift an additional 900,000 households out of fuel poverty, on top of those that benefitted from the measures to cut electricity bills in the Autumn Budget 2025.