HC Deb 24 February 1976 vol 906 cc184-5W
Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if the inter-departmental study, "Energy Tariffs and the Poor" collected statistics on the number of pensioners with low incomes who live in rented homes which have inadequate standards of thermal insulation;

(2) if the inter-departmental study, "Energy Tariffs and the Poor", collected statistics on the number of rented homes which have all-electric space and water heating;

(3) if the inter-departmental study, "Energy Tariffs and the Poor", collected statistics on the number of pensioners with low incomes who live in rented homes which have all-electric space and water heating;

(4) if the inter-departmental study, "Energy Tariffs and the Poor", collected statistics on the costs of heating an average local authority pensioners' home with all-electric heating and inadequate thermal insulation, compared with the cost of heating a well insulated home with non-electric heating;

(5) if the inter-departmental study, which has now reported on options for assisting consumers with fuel bills, investigated the provision of selective grants for thermal insulation and for the provision of more efficient domestic heating appliances.

Mr. Benn

No, but my object in publishing the study was to encourage a wider discussion.

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