§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities have given up how much of their allocations for home insulation grants for 1980 to which other local authorities.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe details requested are set out in the attached table. Reallocations have been possible so far only in the Department's Eastern and South-East regions.
Homes Insulation Scheme: 1980–81 Reallocation of funds Funds surrendered Region and Authority Amount surrendered (£) Eastern Southend-on-Sea 15,000 South-East Bracknell 8,000 Brighton 10,000 East Hants 3,000 Epsom and Ewell 7,500 Gosport 3,000 Horsham 10,000 Lewes 5,000 Mole Valley 7,000 New Forest 15,000 Reigate and Banstead 5,000 Sevenoaks 4,000 Shepway 9,800 Slough 10,000 Spelthorne 2,500 South Wight 3,900 Surrey Heath 5,000 Wealden 3,000 Wokingham 10,000
Reallocations Authority Amount allocated (£) Chelmsford 7,000 Tendring 5,000 Thurrock 3,000 Arun 5,000 Ashford 8,000 Cherwell 2,000 Eastleigh 3,000 Elmbridge 4,000 Hastings 5,000 Maidstone 14,000 Newbury 8,000 Portsmouth 16,000 Reading 6,000 Thanet 28,200 Winchester 6,500 Woking 6,000 Worthing 10,000
§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings in the public and private sectors have had heat insulation installed in the past two years; and how many more dwellings in each sector are estimated to be insufficiently insulated.
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§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergFollowing are the available estimates:
Households* acquiring loft and tank insulation during 1978–79 and households with no insulation at December 1979: By tenure: Great Britain Thousand households Renting from Council Other† All Households acquiring: Loft insulation: 1978 163 517 680 1979 280 512 792 Hot water tank jackets: 1978 204 590 794 1979 205 385 590 Households with no insulation at December 1979: With accessible loft space but not loft insulation 1,900 3,200 5,100 Unlagged hot water tanks 1,300 1,400 2,700 Source: Audits of Great Britain Limited. *The estimates are based on a sample of households and are therefore subject to sampling error. †Other' tenures include households living in housing association owned, owner-occupied and privately rented dwellings.