To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes in Great Britain had cavity walls and no cavity wall insulation at the end of (a) 2008 and (b) 2009; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes in Great Britain had cavity walls and no cavity wall insulation at the end of (a) 2008 and (b) 2009; and if he will make a statement.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households have had works funded by the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households have had works funded by the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many houses have been insulated in Bolton under Government schemes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many houses have been insulated in Bolton under Government schemes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of homes with (a) no, (b) less than 50 mm of, (c) between 50 and 99 mm of, (d) between 100 and 149 mm of, (e) between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of homes with (a) no, (b) less than 50 mm of, (c) between 50 and 99 mm of, (d) between 100 and 149 mm of, (e) between...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Together with my right honourable friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am today publishing "Warm Homes, Greener Homes:...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Together with my right honourable friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am today publishing "Warm Homes, Greener Homes:...

Together with my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am publishing today "Warm Homes, Greener Homes: A strategy for Household Energy Management", which sets out the strategy for improving energy efficiency in people's homes through to 2020. Copies...

Together with my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am publishing today "Warm Homes, Greener Homes: A strategy for Household Energy Management", which sets out the strategy for improving energy efficiency in people's homes through to 2020. Copies...

I can only concur with your views, Mr. Speaker—Members want to hear this. It is a rather sad fact that in this country of ours, some 400,000 private tenancies are currently occupied by people who are defined as being fuel-poor—those who spend more than a fifth of their income on...

I can only concur with your views, Mr. Speaker—Members want to hear this. It is a rather sad fact that in this country of ours, some 400,000 private tenancies are currently occupied by people who are defined as being fuel-poor—those who spend more than a fifth of their income on...

I beg to move,"That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require providers of rental accommodation to ensure that the accommodation complies with certain minimum standards of thermal insulation; and for connected purposes." Mr. Speaker, it is—[Interruption.]

I beg to move,"That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require providers of rental accommodation to ensure that the accommodation complies with certain minimum standards of thermal insulation; and for connected purposes." Mr. Speaker, it is—[Interruption.]

Ten minute rule motion for leave to bring in a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 71). To be read a second time on 30 April.

Ten minute rule motion for leave to bring in a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 71). To be read a second time on 30 April.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assistance his Department provides to owners of residential craft in respect of insulation and heating efficiency where the craft is used as a main residence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assistance his Department provides to owners of residential craft in respect of insulation and heating efficiency where the craft is used as a main residence.

My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, because I sought to intervene before I should have. I hope that he will recognise that it was an honest mistake. The Minister has explained the purposes of this order very clearly and, like my noble friend...

My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, because I sought to intervene before I should have. I hope that he will recognise that it was an honest mistake. The Minister has explained the purposes of this order very clearly and, like my noble friend...

My Lords, we welcome these regulations. They set up what will helpfully be a small, cheap and effective scheme to target support towards those who need it most. I thank the Minister for his helpful draft scheme policy document, which sets out the Government’s intentions in considerably more detail than...

My Lords, we welcome these regulations. They set up what will helpfully be a small, cheap and effective scheme to target support towards those who need it most. I thank the Minister for his helpful draft scheme policy document, which sets out the Government’s intentions in considerably more detail than...

I thank the Minister for those figures. I apologise if I did not ask my question clearly enough, but what I was trying to ask about eligibility was: how many people aged over 70 do the Government estimate to be eligible for the guarantee element of pension credit? That is...

I thank the Minister for those figures. I apologise if I did not ask my question clearly enough, but what I was trying to ask about eligibility was: how many people aged over 70 do the Government estimate to be eligible for the guarantee element of pension credit? That is...

With respect, that is a slightly different point. Everybody who is entitled to pension credit and has made a claim for it would get it. The gap is where people are theoretically entitled to pension credit but have not applied. Pension credit depends upon people’s income and personal circumstances. The...

With respect, that is a slightly different point. Everybody who is entitled to pension credit and has made a claim for it would get it. The gap is where people are theoretically entitled to pension credit but have not applied. Pension credit depends upon people’s income and personal circumstances. The...

I apologise to the noble Lord; I did not cover the point he raised. I do not have any data to hand about pensioners aged 70 or over who might be entitled to pension credit. If we have those details, I will certainly write to the noble Lord.

I apologise to the noble Lord; I did not cover the point he raised. I do not have any data to hand about pensioners aged 70 or over who might be entitled to pension credit. If we have those details, I will certainly write to the noble Lord.

The £20 million figure is correct if 250,000 households are supported, but this will be paid for by the energy companies. It is not a government budget. It is part of the energy companies’ commitment under the voluntary agreement.

The £20 million figure is correct if 250,000 households are supported, but this will be paid for by the energy companies. It is not a government budget. It is part of the energy companies’ commitment under the voluntary agreement.

What is the proportion?

What is the proportion?

I stress that this is a pilot that is seeking, I suppose, to do two things: to reach and support people with a credit to their electricity bills, while testing what data-matching of this nature can do. There is the prospect of that progressing once we come on to the...

I stress that this is a pilot that is seeking, I suppose, to do two things: to reach and support people with a credit to their electricity bills, while testing what data-matching of this nature can do. There is the prospect of that progressing once we come on to the...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for what I believe is their support for this order, even though it comes with quite a few questions which I will try to address. Insofar as I miss any of those, I will be very happy to write to noble Lords. I...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for what I believe is their support for this order, even though it comes with quite a few questions which I will try to address. Insofar as I miss any of those, I will be very happy to write to noble Lords. I...