HC Deb 03 August 1978 vol 955 cc737-8W
Mr. Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities are currently undertaking insulation programmes in municipal housing; and how many homes they have completed.

Mr. Arthur Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities are currently undertaking insulation programmes in municipal housing; and how many homes have they completed.

Mr. Armstrong

All local authorities have received expenditure allocations for the insulation of council dwellings. Figures for completed work are not yet available.

Mrs. Chalker asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses have been insulated since the programme announced by the Secretary of State for Energy on 12th December 1977; what percentage of all insulated council housing this represents; and what percentage of those so far insulated under this programme is pensioner households.

Mr. Armstrong

I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave today to my hon. Friend the Member for Paddington (Mr. Latham) and the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Mr. Bowden).