Mr. DansTo ask the Secretary of. State for Wales if local authorities in Wales will be eligible during 1996–97 for grants under the Home Energy Conservation Bill action scheme. [33449]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesAll local authorities in Wales are in principle eligible for grant aid under the Home Energy Conservation Bill action programme but applications linked to reports under the Bill must be submitted by September 1996. Welsh councils are not required to produce the report until November 1997.