Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2017 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 16 October 2017. A substantive answer was provided by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Housing: Insulation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of homes insulated at Energy Performance Certificate Band D or below in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The energy performance ratings of homes are influenced by a number of factors beyond insulation, including the heating system deployed.

Since 2010 the number of homes in England rated EPC band D or below has fallen by 2.4 million.

Table: Number of homes (000’s) in England rated EPC band D or below

	Number of homes (000’s)	*Percentage of homes*
2010	18,588	86%
2011	18,465	84%
2012	17,714	81%
2013	17,347	77%
2014	16,630	74%
2015	16,208	72%

Based on weighted English Housing Survey data

Since 2013, around 2.3 million energy efficiency measures were installed in around 1.8 million properties in Great Britain through the Energy Company Obligation and under Green Deal related schemes to the end of July 2017. Around 1.5 million of these installed measures were insulation measures.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 107168
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Housing: Insulation
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Housing Insulation Energy performance certificates
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Housing: Insulation

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