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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the provision of emergency heating for pensioners on the waiting list for heating insulation under fuel poverty schemes.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2001

Reference

12519; 377 c421-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy specifies a target date for achieving the objective of ensuring that as far as reasonably practicable persons in England and Wales do not live in fuel poverty.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2001

Reference

377 c124W;377 c123-4W; 17941

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she has prepared a regulatory impact assessment on the impact of the draft Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Material Substances forming part of the Telecommunications System) Regulation 2001 on the introduction of micro-CHP boiler systems to the UK market.

Asked by

Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 December 2001

Reference

376 c862W; 22360

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the cost of implementing Statutory Instrument 2718 and the guidance notice relating to portable buildings. - (Holding answer 30 November 2001).

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 November 2001

For answer on

10 December 2001

Answered on

10 December 2001

Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the cost of implementing Statutory Instrument 2718 and the guidance notice relating to portable buildings. [19898] John Healey: [holding answer 30 November 2001]: Statutory Instrument 2718 is The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2001. This order amends the planning guidelines relating to telecommunications masts, and has no relevance to portable buildings. There has thus been no assessment of the cost of implementing this Statutory Instrument. However, the hon. Member did raise the issue of portable buildings in the debate in the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation on Wednesday 21 November 2001 which considered the Prayer against both Statutory Instrument 2718 and Statutory Instrument 3335, The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001. The Approved Document to Part L2 of the Building Regulations, which Statutory Instrument 3335 amended, gives guidance on how portable buildings may meet the requirements of Part L2 of the Regulations under the heading "Buildings constructed from sub-assemblies". There is nothing in the guidance in the Approved Document that indicates that portable buildings will have to be disposed of after five years. It indicates that there are no restrictions at all on portable buildings that are moved from one place to another on the same site. With regard to buildings moved from one site to another the guidance is that a building constructed from external fabric sub-assemblies obtained from other premises or from a stock manufactured before 31 December 2001, would normally be considered to meet the requirement if the fabric thermal resistance or the prospective annual energy use will be no worse than the relevant performance standards given in the 1995 edition of Approved Document L.

Date

10 December 2001

Reference

376 c639-40W; 19898

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to eradicate fuel poverty in the UK.

Asked by

Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 December 2001

Reference

376 c395W; 7753

House

House of Commons

Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) Order 2001

Draft SI on electricity and gas (energy efficiency obligations) (SI 2001/4011). Lords debate on motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Whitty

Answering member

Lord Glentoran

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

4 December 2001

Reference

629 c783-6

House

House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the total amounts of grant aid available in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 for the installation of domestic solar water heating systems, together with (i) the name of each local project responsible for administering this budget,...

Asked by

David Chaytor (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2001

Reference

375 c1049W; 16632

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent studies he has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned into the exceptional heating costs of different categories of disabled persons. - Includes ref to English House Condition Survey. (Holding answer 13 November 2001).

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 2001

Reference

375 c710W; 14366

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households in the Isle of Wight have benefited from the (a) home energy efficiency scheme and (b) HEES Plus since 1st June. - Inc table. (Holding answer 19 November 2001).

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 2001

Reference

375 c685-6W;375 c687W; 16121

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households in the Isle of Wight spent over 10 per cent. of their household income on fuel and were living in fuel poverty in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001. -...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 November 2001

Reference

375 c517W;375 c519W; 16123

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 01/1618

The UK fuel poverty strategy. URN 01/1376. DTI. 2001.

Deposited by

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of Trade and Industry; National Assembly for Wales; Scottish Executive; Northern Ireland Executive Department for Social Development

Type

Deposited papers

Date

22 November 2001

Reference

DEP 01/1618

House

House of Commons

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2001;Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001

SI 2001/2718 and SI 2001/3335. Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2001/02).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 26.11.01

Date

21 November 2001

Reference

2nd SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

What criteria the households considered to be in fuel poverty. [HL 1251]. - Includes figures and ref to 'UK Fuel Poverty Strategy, Consultation draft'.

Asked by

Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2001

Reference

HL 1251; 628 c116WA

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Which national survey is the source of information on the households in fuel poverty. [HL 1252]. - Includes ref to 'UK Fuel Poverty Strategy, Consultation draft' and English House Condition Survey (EHCS).

Asked by

Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2001

Reference

HL 1252; 628 c116-7WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) energy saving and (b) pollution cutting potential of replacing conventional boilers in the UK with condensing boilers. - Inc table. (Holding answer 8 November 2001).

Asked by

Win Griffiths (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 November 2001

For answer on

19 November 2001

Answered on

19 November 2001

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the (a) energy saving and (b) pollution cutting potential of replacing conventional boilers in the UK with condensing boilers. [12938] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 8 November 2001]: The Government are keen to promote the installation of condensing boilers when conventional ones are replaced. The benefits of condensing boilers are likely to be attractive to energy suppliers in meeting their requirements under the Energy Efficiency Commitment for 2002-05. Under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) the new central heating systems provided use condensing boilers whenever possible. The energy and carbon savings, which could be achieved if the entire UK stock of conventional boilers were replaced by condensing boilers, are estimated to be as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Building type Energy savings{ 1} Carbon savings{ 2} Domestic stock Gas fired 257 3.78 Oil fired 15.5 0.3 Commercial and public sector 50 0.8 Industrial 10 0.15 Total 332.5 5.03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Peta joules/year {2} Million tonnes of carbon/year

Date

19 November 2001

Reference

12938; 375 c69W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses were received to the Government's consultation on the proposed EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings; and how many of these responses welcomed the proposal.

Asked by

Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 November 2001

Reference

12756; 374 c814W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 01/1549

The UK fuel strategy: consultation document. DTI/DETR. 2001.

Deposited by

Department of Trade and Industry; Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

12 November 2001

Reference

Dep 01/1549

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 01/1564

[1] Building Regulations 2000: approved documents H, J, L1 and L2 on drainage and waste disposal, combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, conservation of fuel and power in dwellings and conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings. [2] DTLR circular 03/2001 on the Building Act 1984, the...

Deposited by

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; TSO; Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

7 November 2001

Reference

DEP 01/1564

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Statement on when he will publish guidance on amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy efficiency, to Part H of the Building Regulations, which deals with drainage and solid waste, and to Part J of the Building Regulations, which deals with combustion appliances; and if...

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2001

For answer on

31 October 2001

Answered on

31 October 2001

Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish guidance on amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy efficiency, to Part H of the Building Regulations, which deals with drainage and solid waste, and to Part J of the Building Regulations, which deals with combustion appliances; and if he will make a statement. [12012] Mr. Raynsford: The 2002 editions of the Approved Documents which give guidance on ways of meeting the new requirements of Part L1, Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings, Part L2, Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings, Part H, Drainage and waste disposal, and Part J, Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, as introduced by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3335, were published today by The Stationery Office. The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3335 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, SI 2001/3336 were laid before the House on 11 October 2001. The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 made changes to the technical requirements with regard to Part L, Conservation of fuel and power, Part H, Drainage and waste disposal, and Part J, Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems in the Building Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2531. Both sets of Regulations also made some consequential administrative changes to both the Building Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2531 and to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2532. Both sets of Regulations will come into force on 1 April 2002. Taken together, these new regulations and their supporting Approved Documents introduce a package of measures that will bring a number of environmental, safety and economic benefits. The review of Part L has been a noteworthy example of the good relations the Government wish to forge with industry and others with interests in our energy policy and the development of proportionate regulations. The performance standards in the new Approved Documents L1 and L2 are significantly higher than those introduced in 1995 and will set most builders and building services engineers something of a challenge. However the close contact with industry has ensured that the new standards can be achieved by adopting reasonable standards of design and construction practice. They will yield substantial benefits for the occupiers of new dwellings and other buildings through lower heating bills (up to 25 per cent. in the case of dwellings), lower air conditioning bills and or improved comfort and productivity, and for the nation in the avoidance of carbon emissions. It is estimated that these measures will contribute 1.4 MtC in 2010 of the overall 23 per cent. cut in the UK's greenhouse gas emissions that we set out in our Climate Change Programme published last November, and of course those savings will continue to accumulate thereafter. On 5 March 2001 I announced the package of amendments that were to be made to Part L following consultation. As industry requested, the material has been split into two Approved Documents, L1 for dwellings and L2 for other buildings. The guidance in the new Approved Documents raises the performance standards for building insulation, introduces new ones for airtightness and solar shading, widens the standards for heating to include boiler performance, widens the lighting standards to include luminaires and display lights, and introduces new ones for air conditioning systems including their controls. To back these physical measures up there are new requirements for testing and commissioning that will help to make designers' intended performance capabilities a reality, and the provision of users' manuals and log books so that occupiers can obtain all of the potential benefits. To back up the guidance in these Approved Documents we have also published today "Limiting thermal bridging and air leakage: Robust construction details for dwellings and similar buildings". This document was prepared in collaboration with industry and provides construction details which are a way of showing compliance with the new standards for thermal insulation and airtightness. Part L now also addresses summer performance as well as insulation against winter cold and heating and hot water systems. There are new building fabric provisions aimed at limiting solar overheating, and new air conditioning and mechanical ventilation measures aiming to ensure that, when specified, they can perform efficiently. These new provisions are not restricted to new buildings. Around a half of the carbon benefits mentioned will come from the application of the new requirements for work in existing buildings. For dwellings, we have introduced provisions that apply whenever new windows and glazed doors, boilers and hot water vessels are to be replaced. For buildings other than dwellings the same provisions apply for windows and all the building systems addressed by Part L, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting, are also included. These provisions are qualified however, in that reasonable provision depends on the circumstances in the particular case. Sympathetic treatment of historic buildings is necessary for instance to enable conservation and restoration and new guidance in both the Approved Documents will help to establish what reasonable provision is in these special cases. The review of Part J has addressed the increasing risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, the ill-health effects of flue-gas entering living space, and the risks of injuries caused by fires, and also to address for the first time the oil pollution threat from domestic central heating oil storage systems. The outcome of investigations into possible additional risks posed by lower specification concrete flue liners was announced in November 2000. These investigations found no certain evidence of additional risk but made a series of recommendations. The amendments to Part J and the publication of the 2002 edition of Approved Document J complete our response to these. They incorporate a new requirement (J4) to fix permanent notices indicating hearth, fireplace and chimney performance limits, and the Approved Document gives examples of what are satisfactory provisions using the new European Method for specifying performance of all types of flue liners. A new requirement J5 makes provisions for reasonable steps to be taken to ensure that when external liquid fuel storage (oil and liquefied petroleum gas) systems are provided they are protected from fire in adjacent buildings or premises. The new requirement J6 makes provision for oil storage tanks and connecting pipework serving buildings used wholly or mainly as private dwellings to be constructed and protected to reduce the level of risk of oil escaping and causing pollution. This new requirement also makes provisions for notices which give information on how to respond to an oil escape to be fixed in a prominent position. The publication of a consultation on amendments to Part H of the Building Regulations was announced in July 2000. The outcome of that review is reflected in the amendments to Part H of the Building Regulations and in the 2002 edition of the Approved Document. The new requirement H4 applies when building work takes place over sewers. This has enabled the repeal of Section 18 (building over sewer etc) of the Building Act 1984. Provision of foul drainage is now required by the Regulations, and this has enabled the repeal of Section 21(1) and (2) of the Act. These changes bring necessary requirements all together into the Regulations, and should simplify matters for practitioners. The new requirement H2 includes the provision of a durable notice giving information on necessary continuing maintenance for septic tanks, wastewater treatment systems and cesspools. Lack of maintenance is one of the main causes of failure of septic tanks and other non-mains drainage systems, and this new requirement seeks to address this. There is also improved guidance on drainage fields from septic tanks. Guidance in the Approved Document includes guidance on the use of infiltration drainage systems and a presumption that this method of drainage is the preferred option for rainwater disposal rather than storm sewers. This will ease the load on storm sewers and may reduce the risk of flooding due to run off from new development. Guidance in the Approved Document recommends that drains serving more than 10 properties should have a minimum diameter of 150 mm. This should help to reduce the incidence of private sewers and drains. Copies of "Limiting thermal bridging and air leakage: Robust construction details for dwellings and similar buildings" have also been placed in the Libraries of the House. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations and it too was published today. It has also been placed on the DTLR website at (http://www.safety.dtlr.gov.uk/bregs/brpub/02.htm).

Date

31 October 2001

Reference

12012; 373 c679-82W;373 c681-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to promote the use of environmentally efficient condensing boilers. (Holding answer 18 October 2001).

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2001

Reference

8199; 373 c171W

House

House of Commons

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