§ 35. Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will amend the housing cost yardstick to include full house heating in order to encourage the provision of a more realistic heating load and so remove one of the obstacles limiting the extension of district heating schemes.
§ Mr. ArmstrongMy Department has no evidence that the yardstick system inhibits local authorities who wish to install district heating schemes. It would, therefore, seem unnecessary to amend it for the reason suggested.