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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what additional money he has allocated to the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; and if he will make a statement in respect of eligible insulation and central heating measures. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 November 2000

For answer on

30 November 2000

Answered on

30 November 2000

Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what additional money he has allocated to the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; and if he will make a statement in respect of eligible insulation and central heating measures. [139668] Mr. Meacher: The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme provides grants of up to £2,000 for comprehensive packages of insulation and heating improvements. The scheme is aimed at those households who are most vulnerable to cold-related ill health: older people and families on low incomes, and the disabled and chronically sick. The scheme is focused on the private sector where nearly 70 per cent. of the fuel poor in England are found. Following the Comprehensive Spending Review this summer, the budget for the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme has been set at: 2000-01: £122 million 2001-02: £153 million 2002-03: Increased by £14 million to £167 million 2003-04: Increased by £18 million to £171 million. The scheme provides packages of measures drawn from the following list: Insulation measures Loft insulation Draughtproofing doors and windows Cavity wall insulation Hot water tank insulation Compact fluorescent lamps Heating system measures Gas room heaters with thermostat controls Electric storage heaters Closed solid fuel fire cassette Electric dual immersion water heater with foam insulated tank Timer controls for electric space and water heaters Central heating through electric or gas systems (only for low income households aged 60 years or more). The package offered is tailored to the conditions of the individual property.

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c765-7W; 139668

House

House of Commons

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000

Type

Public acts

Notes

Private Members' Bill (Ballot bill) presented 15 December 1999.

Date

23 November 2000

Reference

CHAP 31 2000

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many properties in the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency have benefited from improvements funded through the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in each of the last 10 years. - Including table and figures.

Asked by

Hilary Benn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 November 2000

For answer on

14 November 2000

Answered on

14 November 2000

Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties in the Leeds, Central parliamentary constituency have benefited from improvements funded through the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in each of the last 10 years. [138073] Mr. Meacher: The table identifies the number of properties receiving insulation measures and value of grant for each of the last 10 financial years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Number of grants Value of grants (£000) 1991-92 761 91.5 1992-93 629 87.8 1993-94 1,309 190.7 1994-95 1,298 206.4 1995-96 1,843 259.2 1996-97 1,457 203.4 1997-98 1,377 191.1 1998-99 952 137.2 1999-2000 1,163 153.3 2000-2001 {1}85 75.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} A further 503 households are awaiting permission from the social or private landlords for work to be carried out The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) for England was launched on 1 June 2000. It replaced the more basic scheme that operated since 1991. HEES provides packages of insulation and heating measures, linked to the condition of the property and the type of householder. The grant maximum increased from £315 up to £2,000. As a consequence, the average value of work per household has substantially increased.

Date

14 November 2000

Reference

356 c583-4W; 138073

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people on low incomes living in private sector homes in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Devon have had energy efficiency measures implemented and central heating and security devices installed in their homes as part...

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 October 2000

For answer on

6 November 2000

Answered on

6 November 2000

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many people on low incomes living in private sector homes in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) Devon have had energy efficiency measures implemented and central heating and security devices installed in their homes as part of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; and how many are waiting for such work to be carried out; [135930] (2) if he will make a statement on progress on the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme, with particular reference to the rate of installation of (a) loft insulation, (b) cavity wall insulation, (c) draught-proofing, (d) efficient central heating, (d) door and window locks, (e) spy holes and (f) smoke alarms; and what steps he is taking to ensure hot water and central heating work are given priority before the onset of winter. [136027] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 2 November 2000]: The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) for England was launched on 1 June 2000. It replaced a more basic scheme that had operated since 1991, providing low income and disabled households with a single insulation improvement such as window and door draught-proofing. New HEES provides packages of insulation and heating measures, linked to the condition of the property and the type of householder. To provide these packages the grant maximum has been raised from the previous £315 to up to £2,000 in the case of low-income households aged 60 years or more. The latter may also receive a package of basic security measures, funded through the Home Office `Locks for Pensioners' initiative, if they live in an area experiencing above the national average burglary rate for England. The scheme is managed by two regional scheme managers. They are responsible for marketing the scheme and surveying homes to identify the improvements required. Once these are agreed with the householder, a works order is placed with local contractors. The table sets out the number of households that have had work completed and those where orders have been, or are about to be, placed. Due to the package approach taken, it is not possible to break down the individual insulation and security measures that will be provided to households. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Type of measure Number of households in England Number of households in England Number of households in England (of which in Devon) where work (of which in Devon) where work (of which in Devon) where work has been completed and invoices orders issued to contractors{1} orders yet to be issued to received installers Insulation and security measures 21,960 (571) 42,054 (982) 1,007 (0) Installation of new central 663 (1) 9,287 (472) 2,968 (19) heating system and insulation Repair to broken central heating 1,290 (0) 8,126 (186) 425 (15) system _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Due to the one to three week delay between the completion of the work and the issue of invoices by contractors it is likely that work has already been completed in some of these households. In addition to those shown above, there are a further 5,200 properties (of which 132 are in Devon) where permission is awaited from private landlords or owner occupiers for the work to be carried out. After a slow start on the summer, insulation measures are now being installed within four to six weeks from the date of survey. The national shortage of qualified heating engineers has severely affected the rate at which central heating systems are being repaired or installed. Devon is one of the areas most affected, with the shortage reflected in labour costs which are up to 20 per cent. higher than elsewhere in the country. We are working with the heating industry to address this shortage of trained engineers. In addition, as part of its Affordable Warmth Programme, Transco has also allocated some £10 million towards the training of energy efficiency professionals, including new heating engineers.In the meantime, additional contractors are being sought, and it is expected that the backlog on repairs should be cleared by the end of the year. However some delays in the installation of new heating systems are likely to continue until additional engineers become available. As energy efficiency is a devolved matter, it is the responsibility of the respective Parliament and Assemblies to comment on the situation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Date

6 November 2000

Reference

356 c20-2W; 135930;136027

House

House of Commons

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lead member

Lord McColl of Dulwich

Answering member

Lord Whitty

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

13 October 2000

Reference

617 c617-36

House

House of Lords

Rep and 3R:Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Report stage. Third reading debate. Passed.

Lead member

David Amess

Answering member

Chris Mullin

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 July 2000

Reference

354 c655-709

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many council homes in Shrewsbury and Atcham will benefit from home energy efficiency measures by the end of this year; and if he will make a statement; how many households will be helped out of fuel...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2000

For answer on

19 July 2000

Answered on

19 July 2000

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many council homes in Shrewsbury and Atcham will benefit from home energy efficiency measures by the end of this year; and if he will make a statement; [131157] (2) how many households will be helped out of fuel poverty by 2002 through energy-efficiency schemes in Shrewsbury and Atcham. [131137] Mr. Meacher: The Government have introduced a wide range of programmes to tackle poor energy efficiency, one of the main causes of fuel poverty. These are as follows. From 1 June, the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme provides grants of up to £2,000 for comprehensive packages of insulation and heating improvements. The scheme is aimed at those households which are most vulnerable to cold-related ill health: older people and families on low incomes, and the disabled and chronically sick. HEES has a budget of £275 million for the first two years, which is expected to help some 460,000 households. The scheme is focused on the private sector where nearly 70 per cent. of the fuel poor in England are found. However, limited funds will still be available for social housing in the first two years. We have released substantial additional funds to help improve our housing stock; in total some £5 billion is being made available over the lifetime of this Parliament for investment in housing. Most of the additional resources are going to local authorities and will be spent according to the needs and priorities identified in their housing strategy. We estimate that around one third of the money is likely to lead directly or indirectly to improvements in energy efficiency. Government funded programmes operated by the Energy Saving Trust improve the energy efficiency of both fuel poor households and others. In addition, some of the Government funded regeneration schemes will help to improve home energy efficiency in specific areas. To support the installation of energy efficiency measures, from 1 July 1998 the Government have reduced VAT from 17.5 per cent. to 5 per cent. for the installation of energy efficiency materials through Government funded grant schemes such as HEES. The Spring 2000 budget extended the reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent. to include the installation of energy saving material in "all" homes and the installation of heating measures through Government funded grant schemes. The Government are also introducing provisions to enable lessors to claim capital allowances on their investment in boilers, radiators and controls installed in residential properties under the Affordable Warmth Programme. The Programme will operate from 2000 to 2007, with the aim of helping up to 1 million low income households, primarily in the social sector, benefit from improved energy efficiency. In addition to Government energy efficiency programmes, since 1994, public electricity suppliers have, under the Energy Efficiency Standards of Performance, been required to encourage and assist customers with energy efficiency measures. The new Director General of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets has, from this year extended these to also include public gas suppliers and the overall size of the programme has been doubled to £50 million a year. 65 per cent. of this expenditure will be allocated to low income households. Under the Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) 1995, local authorities with housing responsibilities were required to prepare, publish and submit to the Secretary of State an energy conservation report identifying energy conservation measures considered to be practicable, cost-effective and likely to result in a significant improvement in the energy efficiency of all residential accommodation in their area. In England, authorities are now reporting annually on the progress being made in implementing the measures identified. Furthermore, we have now asked local authorities to report on their policies and achievements specifically in combating fuel poverty, at the same time as they submit their HECA progress reports. The next HECA progress report from local authorities is due by 31 July 2000. The energy conservation report prepared by Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, and their most recent progress report, should be available from the Council.

Date

19 July 2000

Reference

354 c206-8W; 131157;131137

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many contractors he expects to use under the new home energy efficiency scheme; how many contractors used by the home energy efficiency scheme in the period up to April 2000 are not eligible for the new...

Asked by

Damian Green (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2000

For answer on

19 July 2000

Answered on

19 July 2000

Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many contractors he expects to use under the New Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; [131310] (2) how many contractors used by the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in the period up to April 2000 are not eligible for the New Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; [131311] (3) what guidance he has issued to determine which contractors are eligible to be considered under the New Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; and if he will make a statement. [131312] Mr. Meacher: Some 100 insulation and heating installation contractors are currently appointed to the New Home Energy Efficiency Scheme, which started in June. The two Scheme Managers for New HEES expect to appoint up to a further 45 contractors. The New HEES scheme, which started in June, provides vulnerable householders with a comprehensive package of insulation, together with efficient central heating for householders over 60 in age, through grants of up to £2,000. The previous scheme provided householders with one insulation measure per household, mainly draughtproofing, with a maximum grant of £315. Funding for the scheme has been increased from about £76 million last year to around £122 million this year and around £153 million next year. Some 130 insulation contractors were involved in the previous scheme. The Scheme Managers for New HEES, Eastern Energy and the EAGA Partnership Ltd., were appointed by my Department following UK Public Procurement Rules and Regulations. They are contractually required to appoint installers using the same competitive tendering process and following the same Regulations. All existing installers were eligible to tender for appointment to the new scheme. Installers have been chosen on the basis of their technical abilities to deal with the wider range of measures provided through New HEES, their ability to meet the quality standard, and the price tendered.

Date

19 July 2000

Reference

354 c205-6W; 131310;131311;131312

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May, Official Report, column 168W, concerning the carcinogenicity of fibre glass products, what advice his Department gives to local authorities about the safest materials that should be used for house insulation;...

Asked by

Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

121967; 350 c246-7W;350 c248-9W

House

House of Commons

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Committee stage second sitting. Clauses 1 to 4 disagreed to. Clauses 5 and 6 as amended agreed to. New clauses considered. Long title as amended agreed to. Bill as amended to be reported (Bill 112 1999/2000).

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

12 April 2000

Reference

SCC

House

House of Commons

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Committee stage first sitting. Sitting motion agreed to. Clause 1 under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

5 April 2000

Reference

SCC

House

House of Commons

Money res:Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Debate on money resolution. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Eric Forth

Answering member

Chris Mullin

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

4 April 2000

Reference

347 c936-46

House

House of Commons

2R:Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 1999/2000

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill. Second reading debate. Agreed to on division (143 to 0). Committed to Standing Committee.

Lead member

David Amess

Answering member

Chris Mullin

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

10 March 2000

Reference

345 c1296-389

House

House of Commons

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill - (revised edition) (Bill 16 of 1999/2000)

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill - revised edition) (Bill 16 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/26.

Type

Commons Briefing papers

Date

7 March 2000

Reference

RP00-26

Deposited Paper HINF 2000/245

Letter from Michael Meacher MP, to Alan Simpson MP, with analysis of responses to consultation on the proposals for the new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme. DETR. 2000.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

10 February 2000

Reference

HINF 2000/245

House

House of Commons

WARM HOMES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION

That this House notes the enormous support from honourable Members of all parties for the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last session, when 351 honourable Members signed a motion calling for it to become law; notes that the Bill required the Secretary of...

Primary sponsor

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

25 January 2000

Reference

317; 317A1

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will expand the new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme to include energy efficiency improvements to the fabric of buildings constructed with solid walls. - Including ref to 19 October 1999, 336 c491W.

Asked by

Helen Clark (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 January 2000

Reference

101426; 342 c8W

House

House of Commons

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