Written question asked by Afzal Khan (Labour) on Thursday, 12 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 May 2022 (named day). It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 May 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Housing: Insulation
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help insulate houses in (a) Manchester, Gorton constituency, (b) Manchester and (c) the UK.
- Answer
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The Government is supporting a number of schemes to insulate homes and introducing a zero-rate of VAT for five years on measures including insulation and low-carbon heating.
The (£786m) Local Authority Delivery, Home Upgrade Grant (£1.1bn) and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (£1bn), bring the Government’s investment for decarbonising buildings across this parliament to £6.6 billion.
1,586 homes in Manchester, including 77 in Gorton, have signed up under Phases 1 and 2 of the Local Authority Delivery schemes up to February 2022.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is delivering a project under Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (Wave 1) to treat 1,286 homes.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 1328
- Session
- 2022-23
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Housing Insulation
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- 2022-05-25 16:22:39 +0100
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