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Written question asked by Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 February 2006. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Warm Homes Scheme

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) repairs and (b) upgrades of heating systems were undertaken as part of the Warm Homes Scheme in each year since 2001, broken down by parliamentary constituency; and what the costs were of each installation.
Answer

In the interests of health and safety and to ensure that all systems are fully energy efficient, all central heating repair and upgrade work carried out under the Warm Homes Scheme has been to new system standard. A repairs specification, to be used in situations where existing systems in need of repair can otherwise operate safely and efficiently, was introduced in November 2005 and to date 43 repair jobs have been carried out across Northern Ireland.Information on the number of systems, provided since 2001, which includes repairs and upgrades, is as follows. Information on the specific costs of each installation is not available.

2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Number Value (£) Number Value (£) Number Value (£)
Belfast East 42 99,684.14 90 209,776.42 105 245,947.00
Belfast North 85 191,085.37 131 296,713.17 173 389,366.18
Belfast South 12 27,898.78 57 129,619.85 83 197,903.66
Belfast West 92 206,692.80 119 266,950.27 134 314,460.09
East Antrim 18 44,753.49 96 242,973.99 93 252,174.15
East Londonderry 14 37,367.99 123 357,268.11 62 191,617.49
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 81 231,251.14 186 541,502.08 146 440,525.97
Foyle 24 73,631.19 120 357,267.24 86 242,744.99
Lagan Valley 22 61,344.24 78 203,771.14 113 322,545.62
Mid Ulster 69 200,885.74 125 359,626.79 97 296,876.17
Newry and Armagh 29 76,086.35 121 338,436.25 154 471,015.23
North Antrim 38 102,431.25 98 287,971.79 70 213,750.26
North Down 27 69,149.74 76 190,680.61 79 202,585.34
South Antrim 17 49,024.45 47 128,148.17 76 218,302.23
South Down 66 185,137.73 160 465,180.81 185 599,273.59
Strangford 21 56,428.68 59 166,394.57 117 340,170.10
Upper Bann 105 287,152.95 91 262,539.50 124 368,879.83
West Tyrone 49 134,020.17 131 379,259.25 135 402,200.84
Total 811 2,134,026.20 1,908 5,184,080.01 2,032 5,710,338.74
2004–05 2005 to end January 2006
Number Value (£) Number Value (£)
Belfast East 158 405,728.28 86 256,986.23
Belfast North 222 533,056.56 150 406,509.38
Belfast South 101 273,702.78 53 145,942.90
Belfast West 232 655,183.39 172 484,054.47
East Antrim 141 360,302.85 106 286,157.93
East Londonderry 150 445,893.31 117 380,797.76
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 242 744,461.97 244 842,589.12
Foyle 200 613,700.13 138 475,151.24
Lagan Valley 93 282,143.85 97 341,687.22
Mid Ulster 236 766,134.55 225 793,139.43
Newry and Armagh 375 1,248,156.61 233 804,703.98
North Antrim 135 402,520.19 151 511,117.15
North Down 105 267,929.98 124 367,856.80
South Antrim 172 476,092.19 153 462,833.75
South Down 229 765,567.88 183 648,386.61
Strangford 102 283,764.59 80 244,561.11
Upper Bann 276 823,615.22 165 523,636.21
West Tyrone 189 585,311.19 156 538,036.27
Total 3,358 9,933,265.52 2,633 8,514,147.56

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
52883; 443 c400-2W;443 c400-2W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Housing Heating Northern Ireland Repairs and maintenance Warm homes scheme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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