§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what are the current United Kingdom building regulations regarding roof insulation standards; and what information he has as to how these compare with (a) Denmark, (b) Sweden, (c) Finland, (d) Norway, (e) West Germany, (f) Austria and (g) France, respectively;
(2) what are the current United Kingdom building regulations regarding wall insulation standards; and what information he has as to how these compare with (a) Norway, (b) Finland, (c) Sweden, (d) Denmark, (e) France and (f) West Germany, respectively;
(3) what are the current United Kingdom building regulations regarding floor insulation standards; and what information he has as to how these compare with (a) Finland, (b) Norway, (c) Denmark, (d) Sweden, (e) West Germany, (f) Austria, (g) Eire, (h) the Netherlands, (i) Switzerland, (j) France, (k) Spain and (l) Greece, respectively.
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§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 13 February 1986, c. 511]: Information on the thermal insulation standards for the roof, walls and floors of new dwellings in various countries is included in the following table. In comparing standards, account should be taken of the internal temperatures and external weather conditions found in different countries.
The measure of heat loss through the roof/wall/floor (Watts per metre squared degrees celcius) Country Roof Wall Floor United Kingdom* 0.35 0.6 †(0.6) Austria 0.30 0.7–0.5 0.6–0.43 Denmark 0.20 0.40 0.30 Republic of Ireland 0.4 0.6 0.6 Finland Heavy construction 0.29 0.35 0.29 Light construction 0.23 0.29 0.23 France ‡0.32) ‡(0.54) ‡(1.0) West Germany ║(0.30) ║1.2 ║ (0.55) Greece 0.5 ║1.9 3.0–0.5 Italy ‡(0.5) ‡(0.6) None Netherlands ‡(0.68) ‡(0.68) ‡(0.68) Norway 0.23 ¶0.35 ¶0.23 [...]0.25 [...]0.3
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Church of England Cathedrals in Provinces of Canterbury and York (taken from the Church of England Yearbook 1985) Diocese Cathedral Date first listed Current grade Bath and Wells Cathedral Church of St. Andrew in Wells 12.11.53 A Birmingham Cathedral Church of St. Philip 25.4.52 I Blackburn Cathedral Church of St. Mary the Virgin 28.11.51 B Bradford Cathedral Church of St. Peter 4.9.52 I Bristol Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity 8.1.59 A Canterbury Cathedral Church of Christ 3.12.49 A Carlisle Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity 1.6.49 A Chelmsford Cathedral Church of St. Mary the Virgin, St. Peter and St. Cedd 20.5.49 B Chester Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary 28.7.55 A Chichester Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity 5.7.50 A Coventry Cathedral Church of St. Michael† 5.2.55 A Derby Cathedral Church of All Saints 20.6.52 A Durham Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin 6.5.52 A Ely Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity 23.9.50 A Exeter Cathedral Church of St. Peter 29.1.53 A Gloucester Cathedral Church of St. Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity 23.1.52 A Guildford Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit 16.1.81 II Hereford Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Ethelbert 10.6.52 A Leicester Cathedral Church of St. Martin 5.1.50 C Lichfield Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Chad 5.2.52 I Lincoln Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8.10.53 A Liverpool Cathedral Church of Christ 28.6.52 I London Cathedral Church of St. Paul‡ 4.1.50 A Manchester Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St. Mary, St. Denys and St. George 25.1.52 A Newcastle Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas 14.6.54 A Norwich Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity 26.2.54 A Oxford Cathedral Church of Christ 12.1.54 A Peterborough Cathedral Church of St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Andrew 7.2.52 A Portsmouth Cathedral Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury 10.1.53 A Ripon Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Wilfrid 27.5.49 I Rochester Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary 24.10.50 A St. Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban 8.5.50 A St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich Cathedral Church of St. James, Bury St. Edmunds 7.8.52 A Salisbury Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 28.2.52 A Sheffield Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul 1.5.52 A Southwark Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St. Saviour and St. Mary Overie 2.3.50 A Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 11.8.61 A Truro Cathedral Church of St. Mary 29.12.50 A Wakefield Cathedral Church of All Saints 14.7.53 A Winchester Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Swithun 24.3.50 A
Country Roof Wall Floor Spain ‡(1.4–0.7) ‡(1.8–1.4) ‡(1.0–0.7) Sweden 0.2 0.3 0.3 Switzerland ▀ ▀ ▀ * The requirements are similar in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
† For intermediate floors exposed on underside.
‡ Derived from requirement for total thermal loss of building as a whole in selected regions.
[...] Average for walls and windows.
¶ With triple glazing.
[...] With double glazing.
▀ No mandatory requirements.