Written question asked by Harold Best (Labour) on Thursday, 5 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 December 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 December 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are being taken to improve the performance of the Government's Warm Front Scheme. - Includes figure.

Answer: Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures are being taken to improve the performance of the Government's warm front scheme. [86679] Mr. Morley: Warm front is the Government's main programme to provide assistance to households in the private sector in England through the provision of a range of measures including heating and insulation to those in receipt of certain benefits. Since its launch in June 2000, warm front has provided assistance to over 400,000 households. We are currently carrying out a review looking at the effectiveness and impact of warm front including consideration of the operation of the scheme including the eligibility criteria and range of measures offered.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 86679; 396 c677-8W;396 c682W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Conservation Energy Households Heating Warm front scheme Standards
Contains statistics: Yes
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