Written question asked by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 November 2000. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many properties in the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency have benefited from improvements funded through the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in each of the last 10 years. - Including table and figures.

Answer: Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties in the Leeds, Central parliamentary constituency have benefited from improvements funded through the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in each of the last 10 years. [138073] Mr. Meacher: The table identifies the number of properties receiving insulation measures and value of grant for each of the last 10 financial years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Number of grants Value of grants (£000) 1991-92 761 91.5 1992-93 629 87.8 1993-94 1,309 190.7 1994-95 1,298 206.4 1995-96 1,843 259.2 1996-97 1,457 203.4 1997-98 1,377 191.1 1998-99 952 137.2 1999-2000 1,163 153.3 2000-2001 {1}85 75.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} A further 503 households are awaiting permission from the social or private landlords for work to be carried out The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) for England was launched on 1 June 2000. It replaced the more basic scheme that operated since 1991. HEES provides packages of insulation and heating measures, linked to the condition of the property and the type of householder. The grant maximum increased from £315 up to £2,000. As a consequence, the average value of work per household has substantially increased.

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