Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Elton (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 5 June 2008.

Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

Question: My Lords, the noble Baroness will recall that there have been a number of instances where listed building regulations have been in conflict with natural environment regulations, on one occasion stultifying changes until the building actually fell down. Can the Government assure us that there will be a proper relationship between the listed building regulations and the regulations on heat loss and so on, so that the same thing does not happen in this field?

Answer: My Lords, there is always a tension between what we want to achieve for listed buildings and in conservation areas and what we want to achieve on carbon efficiency or disabled access, for example. I would prefer to write to the noble Lord to explain how we are going to manage those situations and put a copy of that letter in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 702 c259
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-1640
Monday, 23 June 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Landlords Rented housing Energy performance certificates
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk