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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on alleviating fuel poverty in the boroughs of (a) Southend-on-Sea and (b) Thurrock in each year from 1995 to 2004. [221955] Mr. Morley: The Warm Front Scheme, the major programme to tackle the problem of fuel poverty in the private sector in England, was launched in June 2000. Between June 2000 and the end of December 2004 expenditure in Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock in each financial year was: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Southend-on-Sea Thurrock 2000-011 53,700 18,600 2001-02 333,900 109,500 2002-03 304,500 101,250 2003-04 394,150 100,000 2004-052 372,250 173,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 June to March. 2 April to December 2004 The annual estimated expenditure under the previous Home Energy Efficiency Scheme from April 1995 to May 2000 for Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock was: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Southend-on-Sea Thurrock 1995-96 377,350 98,350 1996-97 311,850 70,100 1997-98 231,900 215,850 1998-99 203,750 298,700 1999-20001 84,500 392,650 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 To May 2000.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c494W; 221955

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Expenditure Fuel poverty Essex Warm front scheme Southend on Sea Thurrock

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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