Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Bill Wiggin (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 9 June 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Energy Efficiency

Question: I thank the Secretary of State for the notice that she gave of answering questions. I wish she would persuade her colleagues in the Wales Office to be as courteous. The target of a 30 per cent. improvement in domestic efficiency by 2010 was restated no fewer than 23 times in the Government review that monitored the implementation of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995. With only five years to go, will the right hon. Lady explain what she can do to achieve that target, especially if she does not know where she is at the moment with regard to the figures?

Answer: I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his new responsibilities on the Front Bench. I am sure that he will find it a fascinating and enjoyable experience. I do not have the specific figures as to where we are in terms of energy efficiency, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that a great deal of work is going on to assess both what has been achieved through energy efficiency measures and what more can be done. That is a key part of our approach to the climate change programme review. I am confident that it will form part of the recommendations.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 434 c1379-80
Session: 2005-06
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Conservation Energy Consumption Climate change Carbon dioxide Electrical goods Households Standards
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk