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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 plans he has to implement the policies under the consultation draft of the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy in order to satisfy the requirements of the Ward in Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, with particular reference...

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 April 2001

Reference

367 c425W; 158993

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 households have been removed from fuel poverty by improvements to the energy efficiency of their home, referred to in paragraph 6.10 of The UK Fuel Poverty Strategy. - Includes fact that data not yet available.

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 April 2001

Reference

366 c376W; 157427

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what considerations underlay the decision to exclude housing benefit and income support on mortgage interest from a household's income when determining whether that household suffers fuel poverty, as stated in Box 10.1 of The UK Fuel Poverty Strategy.

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2001

Reference

157452; 366 c304W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on what progress is being made to combat fuel poverty amongst pensioners. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Ian Davidson (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 March 2001

For answer on

2 April 2001

Answered on

2 April 2001

Mr. Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress is being made to combat fuel poverty among pensioners. [156574] Mr. Meacher: On 23 February 2001, the Government published its Fuel Poverty Strategy for consultation. The Strategy sets out our commitment to end the blight of fuel poverty for vulnerable households--which includes pensioners on low incomes--by 2010. The Government have already taken action to tackle the main causes of fuel poverty--low income and poor energy efficiency--to help those suffering from fuel poverty. The Winter Fuel Payment, which has been increased to £200 for this winter, will help many older households in, or at risk from, fuel poverty. For the poorest pensioners we have introduced the Minimum Income Guarantee, which is already helping 1.6 million pensioner households. We have also reduced the level of VAT on fuel and on the installation of energy saving materials, so that people can more easily afford to keep warm. Further reductions in energy bills have resulted from the reform of the energy market. But the permanent solution is to provide better insulation and heating. We have made available substantial additional capital funds for housing investment by local authorities. We have also launched our radical new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES). The scheme now provides grants for packages of heating and insulation improvement measures, including high efficiency central heating systems for low-income households aged 60 years or more. With a budget of over £600 million, HEES is expected to have reached some 800,000 vulnerable households by 2004, 480,000 being over-60s. In addition, the Energy Efficiency Standards of Performance schemes (EESOPs) run by the energy suppliers have been doubled to some £50 million a year. Around two-thirds of this help is going to pensioner and low-income families. From 2002 the Government are proposing to increase the scale of the scheme, to around £150 million a year, continuing its focus on disadvantaged consumers. As this 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

2 April 2001

Reference

156574; 366 c14-5W

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 lived in fuel poverty in Shrewsbury and Atcham (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 March 2001

For answer on

2 April 2001

Answered on

2 April 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people lived in fuel poverty in Shrewsbury and Atcham (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [156509] Mr. Meacher: The common definition of a fuel poor household is one that needs to spend in excess of 10 per cent. of household income in order to maintain a satisfactory heating regime. Data on the number of households living in fuel poverty are derived from the English House Condition Survey, which is carried out every five years. The Survey allows estimates to be made of the number of fuel poor households at a regional level, but not at local authority level. Using data from the latest English House Condition Survey (1996), the table shows the effect of different options for calculating household income on the number of households defined as fuel poor in the West Midlands Government Office region in 1996{1}. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. West Midlands Government Office region England (Thousand) (Million) (a) Income including Housing Benefit and 550 4.3 Income Support for mortgage interest (b) Income excluding Housing Benefit and 640 5.3 Income Support for mortgage interest _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Assumes fuel costs include those for non-heating purposes. Since the last English House Condition Survey, the Government have implemented a range of measures that have reduced the number of fuel poor households in England by an estimated one million between 1996 and 1999. Further measures to end the blight of fuel poverty for vulnerable households by 2010 are set out in the Government's Fuel Poverty Strategy, which was published for consultation on 23 February 2001.

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

156509; 366 c13-4W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme

Lead member

Christopher Chope

Answering member

Bob Ainsworth

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

14 March 2001

Reference

364 c286-94WH

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 in each of the four areas of England established for the purpose of administering the home energy efficiency scheme (a) have had new boilers fitted and (b) have had boilers repaired since June 2000;...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 March 2001

For answer on

13 March 2001

Answered on

13 March 2001

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people in each of the four areas of England established for the purpose of administering the home energy efficiency scheme (a) have had new boilers fitted and (b) have had boilers repaired since June 2000; and how many are currently waiting for (i) boiler repairs and (ii) new boilers. [153472] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 12 March 2001]: The table sets out the number of households that have had work completed and those where orders have been placed: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of households that require new heating Number of households that required repairs to systems including boiler existing heating systems Scheme manager Fitted and invoiced Order with Repairs completed Those awaiting Those awaiting installer and invoiced (of repair{1} replacement boiler which require {1} replacement boiler) Eaga (Lot1) 736 891 1,439 (469) 739 458 Eaga (Lot 3) 2,161 3,639 2,912 (1,117) 1,845 1,102 Eaga (Lot 4) 1,092 3,216 2,265 (811) 1,107 808 Eastern (Lot 2) 1,956 3,952 1,358 (459) 1,986 4,879 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Due to the one to six 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.

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153472; 364 c530W

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, what the estimated cost to public funds in 2000-01 is of the Government's advertising of the UK home energy efficiency scheme. - (Holding answer 12 March 2001).

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153471; 364 c533W

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, what tendering processes were undertaken prior to the appointment of the Eaga Partnership to administer the scheme for grant payments towards the cost of new central heating boilers for vulnerable people.

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153529; 364 c532-3W

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, on what date and by what means tenders were invited for the management of grant payments under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme towards the cost of heating systems; how many tenders were received; and on what criteria...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153530; 364 c531W

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, when the television advertising campaign for Warmfront commenced in the Meridian television area; how many advertising slots are involved; and what the cost is to (a) public funds and (b) agents acting on the Government's behalf. -...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153446; 364 c534W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs he estimates have been created by the fuel poverty initiatives introduced by the energy companies.

Asked by

Michael Clapham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

153454; 364 c539-40W

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, what has been the total value of work carried out in 2000-01 by contractors in each of the four areas of England established for the purpose of administering the home energy efficiency scheme. - Table given. (Holding...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 March 2001

For answer on

13 March 2001

Answered on

13 March 2001

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the total value of work carried out in 2000-01 by contractors in each of the four areas of England established for the purpose of administering the home energy efficiency scheme. [153444] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 12 March 2001]: The total value of work carried out since June 2000 by contractors in each of the four areas of England established for the purposes of administering the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. East North-east and London and south-east South-west and north-west west-midlands Total value of heating and 6,088,350 10,474,401 3,940,122 5,543,556 insulation work (£) Total value of security work 117,919 387,084 91,431 173,717 (£) Total value of HEES work (£) 6,206,269 10,861,485 4,031,553 5,717,273 Number of households treated 16,945 29,594 12,426 17,346 Number of households waiting {1}18,386 {1}17,946 {1}9,250 {1}12,662 for work to be carried out Total value of work waiting {1}8,500,000 {1}16,820,086 {1}6,687,893 {1}11,905,199 to be carried out (£) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Due to the one to six 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

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c534W; 153444

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 the Government ensures that the cost of work carried out by contractors under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme does not exceed the price which would be charged by local contractors registered with Corgi; how the Government...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c531W; 153532;153533

House

House of Commons

Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2001

SI 2001/422 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 14 March 2001

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

21 February 2001

Reference

SI 2001/422

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the extent is of delays for the installation of new central heating systems under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme; what the reasons are for such delays; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 February 2001

For answer on

15 February 2001

Answered on

15 February 2001

Paddy Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the extent is of delays for the installation of new central heating systems under the home energy efficiency scheme; what the reasons are for such delays; and if he will make a statement. [150416] Mr. Meacher: The new home energy efficiency scheme (HEES) for England was launched on 1 June 2000. It is managed by two regional scheme managers who 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 time taken between the date of survey and the actual installation of gas central heating systems varies across the country, although in most parts it is less than three months. The reason for the delay is the national shortage of qualified heating engineers which has severely affected the rate at which central heating systems are being installed under HEES. To address the problem, scheme managers both continue to seek additional qualified heating installers and to encourage existing installers to increase the number of installation teams dedicated to HEES. While these efforts have cut waiting times, the referral-based nature of the scheme means that this period can change rapidly. For example a large number of applications from a locality can substantially increase waiting times in the area. Both scheme managers continue to advise local groups of the period of delay in each area, and to display this information on their websites. The longer-term solution to the problem is to increase the number of trained gas engineers. In conjunction with Transco plc and the gas industry national training organisation, we have introduced training programmes to provide an additional 400 gas engineers each six months to work under HEES. As these engineers become available, so the present delays should be reduced substantially and the scheme be better able to cope with short-term fluctuations in demand.

Date

15 February 2001

Reference

150416; 363 c217-8W

House

House of Commons

Mackay of Ardbrecknish, Lord

Whether the heating in the House of Lords is adequate for comfortable working, particularly on Mondays; and whether the heating system in the House of Lords is capable of providing comfortable working conditions in a severe winter; and how many electric heaters are in operation in offices throughout the House...

Asked by

Earl Attlee (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 2001

Reference

HL 626; 622 c23-4WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many households have benefited from grants paid under the home energy efficiency scheme for (a) insulation improvements only, (b) heating improvements only and (c) heating and insulation improvements; and how many households have benefited under New...

Asked by

David Chaytor (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 January 2001

For answer on

31 January 2001

Answered on

31 January 2001

Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many households have benefited from grants paid under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme for (a) insulation improvements only, (b) heating improvements only and (c) heating and insulation improvements; and how many households have benefited under New HEES plus from grant assistance for, (i) insulation improvements only, (ii) central heating installation only and (iii) central heating installation and insulation improvements. [147812] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 29 January 2001]: The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) was launched on 1 June 2000 and is run by two scheme managers in England: Eaga Partnership Ltd. and Eastern HEES Ltd. with the actual work carried out by independent installers. The table as shown identifies the number of households, which have received either (a) insulation, (b) heating or (c) insulation and heating measures through either HEES or HEES Plus and where the invoice for the work has been received and paid. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Measure HEES HEES plus Total Insulation only 31,000 19,800 50,800 Heating only 400 1,700 2,100 Insulation and Heating 400 1,250 1,600 Total 31,800 22,750 54,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A further 82,000 works orders have been placed with installers. At present it is taking installers up to six weeks to send in their invoices from the date of actual installation. It is therefore, likely that a significant proportion of these orders have been completed but not as yet invoiced.

Date

31 January 2001

Reference

147812; 362 c196-7W

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 his Answer of 18th January 2001 at 361 c294W, on fuel poor households, if he will estimate on the same basis the number of fuel poor households in each nation and region of the United...

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 January 2001

For answer on

31 January 2001

Answered on

31 January 2001

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham, South (Mr. Simpson), on 18 January 2001, Official Report, column 294W, on fuel poor households, if he will estimate on the same basis the number of fuel poor households in each nation and region of the United Kingdom in 1996. [147247] Mr. Meacher: The common definition of a fuel poor household is one that needs to spend in excess of 10 per cent. of household income in order to maintain a satisfactory heating regime. Using data from the latest English House Condition Survey, the following table shows the effect of different options for calculating household income on the number of households defined as fuel poor by Government Office region in 1996{1}. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Government Office region (a) Income including Housing (b) Income excluding Housing (c) Income excluding housing Benefit and Income Support for Benefit and Income Support for expenditure (£000) Mortgage Interest (£000) Mortgage interest (£000) North East 330 370 470 Yorkshire and Humberside 560 650 770 West Midlands 550 640 820 North West 700 890 1,080 South West 440 520 710 East Midlands 360 440 560 Greater London 480 670 930 Eastern 360 450 630 South East 450 580 830 England (£ million) {2}4.3 {2}5.3 {2}6.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Assumes fuel costs include those for non-heating purposes. {2} Due to the manner in which these data are processed and rounded, the total reported nationally differs very slightly from the sum of the individual regions. Fuel poverty is a devolved matter and it is the responsibility of the respective Parliament and Assemblies to comment on the situation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Date

31 January 2001

Reference

147247; 362 c193-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

Answered by

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 January 2001

Reference

361 c507-8

House

House of Commons

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