§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of dwellings in each district in England are insulated to the standard recommended by his Department.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[holding answer 6 June 1990]: Information at district level is not available. Nationally, we estimate that 90 per cent. of dwellings with accessible lofts have insulation and 15 per cent. of all dwellings have cavity wall insulation. The proportion which meet the
Households by number of adults and sex and ethnic group of head of household: 1988 England (a) Number of households (thousand) Sex and ethnic group of head of household Single pensioner Other single adult Two adults Three or more adults 1All Males Indian 1 5 111 68 186 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 1 3 70 23 98 West Indian 2 24 65 25 116 Other 3 26 112 37 178 All ethnic minorities 7 59 359 152 578 White 587 1,180 9,247 2,417 13,433 All ethnic groups 595 1,239 9,606 2,569 14,011 Female All ethnic minorities 16 101 36 13 166 White 2,135 1,343 712 203 4,396 All ethnic groups 2,151 1,445 748 217 4,563 All Indian 4 17 119 73 212 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 1 8 71 24 104 West Indian 6 78 80 30 194 Other 12 58 125 39 234 All ethnic minorities 23 160 395 166 744 White 2,723 2,524 9,959 2,620 17,830 All ethnic groups 2,746 2,684 10,354 2,786 18,574 206W
(b) Percentage of all households Sex and ethnic group of head of household Single pensioner Other single adult Two adults Three or more adults 1All Male Indian 1 3 60 37 100 Pakistan/Bangladeshi 1 3 72 24 100 West Indian 2 21 56 22 100 Other 2 15 63 21 100 All ethnic minorities 1 10 62 26 100 White 4 9 69 18 100 All ethnic groups 4 9 69 18 100 Female All ethnic minorities 10 61 22 8 100 higher standards of thermal insulation required by new building regulations, introduced in April this year, is not known.