Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
In accordance with the inter-institutional relations agreement, I can report to Members that I attended the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change on 26 January 2026. The meeting was chaired by Martin McCluskey MP, Minister for Energy Consumers for the UK Government.
The meeting was also attended by Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Housing for the Scottish Government, and Gordon Lyons MLA, Minister for Communities for the Northern Ireland Executive.
The focus of the meeting was on the UK Government’s recently published Warm Homes Plan. The Minister for Energy Consumers outlined the Plan, after which members of the Interministerial Group offered their reflections. The Minister also set out the plans for the proposed Warm Homes Agency, providing an update on progress to date and the forthcoming steps in its development, including potential avenues for devolved government participation.
On behalf of the Welsh Government, I welcomed the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan and stressed our support for the ambition in the Plan to reduce bills, create jobs and business opportunities, and improve our energy security. I reiterated that we are committed to working with the UK Government to ensure people across Wales benefit from the transition to healthy, low-carbon homes.
The ambition is clear. Now we need to work on the detail, to ensure our policies align and deliver lasting benefits to our communities. This includes capturing Wales' fair share of the £15.2bn of investments contained in the Warm Homes Plan.
The Northern Ireland Executive will chair the next Interministerial Group meeting, which is expected to take place in March.
The communiqué from the meeting has been published on GOV.UK:
Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Communiqué: 26 January 2026 - GOV.UK