HC Deb 24 October 1973 vol 861 cc506-7W
34. Sir J. Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if his Department will consider changing building regulations to require 2 in. of roof insulation rather than the mandatory single inch; and if he has any estimate of the calculated saving, after allowing for the cost of buying and installing this insulation, that this would secure in terms of heat loss.

Mr. Eyre

To increase the insulation as suggested for a two-storey three-bedroom house heated to Parker Morris standards would add about £10 to construction costs, and would save about

SECTION OF A614: INJURY ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES
Casualties
Thorne to Gyme Corner Injury Accidents Fatal Serious Slight Total
1970 14 .. .. .. ..
1971 8 2 7 8 17
1972 7 2 4 3 9
.. Not available.