Minister hints at gas boilers ban but says market should drive change

Anne-Marie Trevelyan urges firms to encourage shift to heat pumps, amid criticism of limited ?5,000 grantsGas boilers could be banned in future but the government believes the market should drive changes to home heating systems, the cabinet minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said, amid criticism of the limited grants system for heat pumps.Ministers had been under pressure to set a date to ban the installation of new gas boilers in existing homes, but on Tuesday announced the installation of low-carbon heat pumps would be encouraged with a grant system of ?5,000 for up to 90,000 homes in England and Wales. Continue reading...