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Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Housing: Insulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to increase the installation of home insulation.

Answer

We have made a commitment to insulate 1 million more homes this Parliament.

We are providing support for households to improve their energy efficiency through a reformed domestic supplier obligation (ECO) from April 2017. This will run for five years, with a value of around £640 million per year.

Additionally, our Private Rented Sector Energy Efficiency Regulations, made law from March 2015, will help domestic tenants in the private rented sector by making it illegal to rent out a property with an energy efficiency rating below band E from April 2018 onwards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35949
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Housing Insulation
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk