Written question asked by James Plaskitt (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 November 2008. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: West Midlands

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many suppliers in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Warwick and Leamington constituency had contracts with Warm Front in the last 12 months.

Answer: DEFRA secured national contracts with the Grahams Group and Plumb Centre to provide heating hardware for the Warm Front scheme. Integral to this process was quality of service, quality of hardware and value for money. All insulation material is secured privately by installers registered on the scheme.In the Midlands, the Grahams Group has distribution depots in Coventry, Wolverhampton and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Plumb Centre's head office is in Leamington Spa and in the Midlands distribution centres are located in Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Cannock and Solihull.

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