Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 March 2001. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 March 2001 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, what tendering processes were undertaken prior to the appointment of the Eaga Partnership to administer the scheme for grant payments towards the cost of new central heating boilers for vulnerable people.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what tendering processes were undertaken prior to the appointment of the Eaga Partnership to administer the scheme for grant payments towards the cost of new central heating boilers for vulnerable people. [153529] Mr. Meacher: The Eaga Partnership Ltd. was awarded the contract to manage the home energy efficiency scheme in the Northern, West and South of England from the start of the new scheme on 1 June 2000. Prior to this date no grants for heating measures were available under the scheme that had run since 1991. Instead only a single main insulation measure was available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 153529; 364 c532-3W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Contracts Applications Administration Boilers Energy Grants Heating Warm front scheme EAGA
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk