Written question asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 October 2009.

Energy: Efficiency

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what further measures they propose to install insulation and micro generation of energy in schools and hospitals.

Answer: The Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) is the Government's £131 million capital grant programme offering capital funds for small-scale onsite energy technologies to householders, public, community and not-for-profit sectors. The grant funding requires that provision is made for suitable insulation measures. To date, LCBP has committed £21.13 million to 1,082 school projects, £0.41 million to 9 hospital projects and £0.17 million to six healthcare centres. The programme will run until March 2010 for electrical microgeneration and March 2011 for thermal microgeneration to coincide with the introduction of FITs and RHIs.

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