§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many households in the network installer area including the Lancashire, West constituency qualify and have been improved under the home energy efficiency scheme since its inception in 1991.
§ Mr. MacleanIn order to be eligible for grant under the home energy efficiency scheme, an applicant or his or her spouse must be in receipt of one of five passportable benefits: housing benefit, income support, family credit, community charge benefit or disability working allowance. In addition, his or her property must meet certain criteria concerning existing levels of insulation and receipt of a grant for similar work under previous schemes. Data on numbers of households eligible in any particular area at a particular time are not available.
Within the network installer area that contains the hon. Member's constituency, 2,494 homes have benefited from home energy efficiency scheme grant since its inception in 1991.
§ Mr. ConnartyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households in the network installer area covering the Falkirk, East constituency have been improved under the home energy efficiency scheme since its inception in 1991.
§ Mr. MacleanWithin the network installer area that contains the hon. Member's constituency, 2,119 homes have benefited from HEES grant since 1 January 1991.