§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of loft insulation jobs completed so far in the current year and completed in the equivalent periods of 1987, 1988 and 1989; and what were the full-year figures for 1987, 1988 and 1989 for Wales.
§ Mr. GristInformation on the number of dwellings for which home insulation grants were given in the periods requested is shown in the table:
Home insulation grants—Wales1 Number of dwellings 1987 1st quarter 7,087 1988 1st quarter 5,667 1989 1st quarter 3,184 1990 1st quarter 1,326 1987 19,990 1988 14,016 1989 7,180 1 Includes grants given for loft insulation. Data on specific insulation works are not collected separately.