HC Deb 13 January 1997 vol 288 cc96-7W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) total dwellings and (b) dwellings with access to a loft have (i) loft insulation, (ii) loft insulation of 150 mm or more and (iii) loft insulation of 200 mm or more in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland and (4) Northern Ireland. [10241]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Recent information is not available in this precise form. The following table provides estimates of the number of households in England, Wales and Scotland with loft insulation in December 1995 and the number of dwellings in Northern Ireland with insulation in 1991.

Thousands
Total households/dwellings With accessible loft With loft insulation With 150 mm or more insulation
England 19,581 15,649 14,306 2,687
Wales 1,151 959 870 97
Scotland 2,108 1,352 1,203 93
Northern Ireland 574 534 465 not known