Written question asked by Linda Gilroy (Labour) on Monday, 22 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 2010. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Water

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what account has been taken of the role of water efficiency when developing the Home Energy Management Strategy.

Answer: The Government's Household Energy Management Strategy 'Green Homes, Warmer Homes', published on 2 March:"http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/consumers/saving_energy/hem/hem.aspx"focuses on cutting carbon emissions from the household sector through energy efficiency and other measures. In developing the strategy, my Department met representatives of a variety of organisations, including Waterwise who campaign on water efficiency.

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