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Written question asked by Charles Hendry (Conservative) on Monday, 1 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 March 2010. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Insulation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of homes with (a) no, (b) less than 50 mm of, (c) between 50 and 99 mm of, (d) between 100 and 149 mm of, (e) between 150 and 199 mm of and (f) 200 mm or more of loft insulation.
Answer

The most recent assessment of loft insulation in homes was undertaken for the English Housing Survey in 2008. The relevant data from that survey are summarized in the following table:

Insulation status No insulation Less than 50mm 50 up to 99mm 100 up to 149mm 150 up to 199mm 200mm or more
Thousands of dwellings 670 532 4,179 6,913 2,759 4,1685
Percentage of dwellings 3.0 2.4 18.8 31.1 12.4 21.1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c260W; 320318
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Housing Insulation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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