§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to extend existing grants which enable councils to install extra insulation in the council homes of the elderly, disabled and chronically ill, to include elderly, disabled and chronically ill home owners.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergLocal authorities have been asked to give priority to the insulation of dwellings occupied by their elderly or disabled tenants, but we have no present plans to extend the scheme.
§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will review the level of grants to home owners with a view to allowing them to install extra thicknesses of 5 in. of insulation in view of the escalating cost of fuel.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergWe have no present plans to do so.