HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 cc78-9W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of homes containing one or more persons of pensionable age that, at the latest date for which information is available, had (a) no loft insulation, (b) loft insulation below the standards recommended by his Department, (c) no hot water tank lagging (d) no loft or an inaccessible loft respectively.

Mr. Armstrong

In England, at the end of 1976, there were approximately 2,375,000 homes in the public and private sectors without loft insulation occupied by pensioners. The figures requested at (b) are not available, and the rest of the information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.