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Written question asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 November 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Housing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many private dwellings in Northern Ireland have been allocated heating and insulation grants in each of the last five years.
Answer

Heating and insulation grants are provided to private dwellings through the Warm Homes Scheme and the number of homes that have benefited from grants is as follows.

Year of scheme Number of homes in Northern Ireland
July 2001 to 31 March 2002 3,146
Year ending 31 March 2003 7,484
Year ending 31 March 2004 7,144
Year ending 31 March 2005 8,557
Up to 14 November 2005 5,612

Private sector grants for heating and insulation are also available, but the figures requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
439 c1998W;439 c1998W; 30124
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Housing Grants Housing improvement Insulation Heating Northern Ireland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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