§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the takeup so far of grants to improve home insulation.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergAbout 500,000 applications for grant, under the homes insulation scheme, were accepted by local 289W authorities in England between September 1978, when the scheme was introduced and the end of June 1979. About 300,000 grants were actually paid during the same period.