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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 (named day). It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Coal: Heating

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average cost or saving of switching from coal to other sold fuels, by region.

Answer

The Government Response to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood was published on 21 February this year. The accompanying Impact Assessment includes a table which provides a regional, energy efficiency adjusted cost analysis for coal and smokeless fuels. This indicates that savings will be made in all the regions considered if households switch from coal to the cheapest smokeless fuel.

The Impact Assessment can be viewed at:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/867428/burning-wood-consult-ia.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25743
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Costs Coal Heating
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk