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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the total amounts of grant aid available in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 for the installation of domestic solar water heating systems, together with (i) the name of each local project responsible for administering this budget, (ii) the targets set in these financial years for each local project and (iii) their budget allocation. [16632] Mr. Wilson: There are no grants available for the installation of solar water heating systems from central Government at present, though professionally installed systems have benefited from a reduced rate (5 per cent.) of VAT since April 2000. Government do not maintain a register of the number of systems installed and neither does the trade association, though it is probably somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 systems a year. There are various incentives and grants available from individual local authorities and organisations and from some utilities. Some useful examples can be found on the Energy Saving Trust website www.practicalhelp.org.uk or on the website of the trade association www.solartradeassociation.org.uk

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

375 c1049W; 16632

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Housing Finance Electricity generation Grants Heating Standards Water Solar power

Link

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