stories on the bbc sport website. ina in a moment we will be answering your questions with angela terry and also doctor richard lowes, an academic with an expertise in energy pathology, particularly sustainable heating and the home. but first, let s hear the thoughts of our environment analyst, let s hear the thoughts of our environmentanalyst, roger let s hear the thoughts of our environment analyst, roger harrabin on the government subsidies are £5,000 next april to help households in england and wales replace gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps.
we didn t know whether hydrogen would be here and this policy is all about air source heat pump so it sending a clear signal to the energy providers and installers about where the government direction is going in terms of how we decarbonise heat in our buildings and homes. a couple of final questions on the practicalities around where they could fit. the heat pumps seemed to be quite large, are there pump small enough to fit into flats? and similarly, how can people in upper level flats in cities and stole a heat pump when there is no outdoor space? richard? yes, both good questions. i live in a relatively small terraced house and i have fitted heat pump in the space which is often, terraced houses are complicated for heat pumps because of the limited floor space. with flats, there are issues with leasehold rights and who owns the access to the building.