§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving, by quarter since their inception, for Scotland (a) the number of dwellings insulated under the local authorities' energy conservation programme and a breakdown of the body which completed the work, (b) the cost of the programme, (c) the number of dwellings insulated under the home insulation scheme and a breakdown of tenancies to whom the grants were paid, (d) the amounts of the payments, (e) the number of 90 per cent. grants paid and their cost, and (f) the financial allocation for each of the past financial years to each of these schemes and the allocation for the current financial year.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe following tables give the information available on the local authority energy 85W conservation programme and the homes insulation scheme. A breakdown of tenures in respect of grants paid under the homes insulation scheme for Scotland is not available centrally.
Table 1 Scotland Local authority: energy conservation programme: work completed by: Direct labour Contractor Special temp, employment All Cost (£000) 1978 2 — — 330 330 21.9 3 449 645 748 1,842 114.4 4 1,626 4,309 3,072 9,007 542.5 1979 1 2,267 24,624 5,102 31,993 1,475.0 2 862 10,758 5,225 16,845 680.1 3 812 7,042 6,928 14,782 576.5 4 2,837 9,899 7,407 20,143 1,094.7 1980 1 2,291 25,422 5,593 33,306 1,973.4 2 74 9,084 3,875 13,033 750.9 3 — 6,987 3,619 10,606 632.5 4 664 9,801 5,410 15,875 1,015.9 1981 1 1,089 17,567 4,365 23,021 1,375.6 2 — 8,512 3,932 12,444 639.6 3 — 4,049 3,965 8,014 269.0 4 653 6,321 4,005 10,979 467.8 1982 1 837 19,224 2,306 22,367 1,113.2 2 1,283 4,889 2,054 8,226 336.4 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1983 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A=Figures not yet available.
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Table 2 Scotland Homes insulation scheme* Grants paid (standard) Cost (£000) Grants paid (special needs) Cost (£000) 1978 4 3,887 157.1 — — 1979 1 6,136 261.9 — — 2 3,058 133.8 — — 3 2,049 93.8 — — 4 4,007 181.5 — — 1980 1 4,779 215.5 — — 2 2,296 106.1 — — 3 1,391 69.9 38 3.2 4 3,864 212.9 617 48.9 1981 1 5,064 282.6 949 77.8 2 2,639 129.8 449 37.8 3 1,737 104.2 601 50.5 4 4,565 199.9 825 72.3 1982 1 3,719 217.1 1,963 172.8 2 2,458 158.1 1,192 108.0 3 2,083 136.6 1,031 95.9 4 1,934 123–8 1,028 96.2 * Special needs category intrduced from August 1980.
Table 3 Scotland Local authority: energy conservation programme: allocations (£ million) Homes insulation scheme: allocations (£ million) 1978–79 4.825 1.675 1979–80 5.481 2.5 1980–81* — 3.282 1981–82 — 2.436 1982–83 — 2.325 * Allocations from 1979–80 contained within housing revenue account.