Homes Insulation (Hansard, 23 January 1980)

§ Mr. Gwilym Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what number and proportion of (a)local authority, (b) privately rented and (c)owner-occupied dwellings he estimates to have (i) no loft insulation, (ii) insulation which meets the standard specified by the homes insulation scheme, and (iii) some insulation but less than that specified by the homes insulation scheme.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The available estimates are as follows:

OWNERSHIP^* OF LOFT INSULATION BY TENURE: GREAT BRITAIN: DECEMBER 1978

Million Households (percentages)

Council Other†

No access to loft 2.2 (34) 2.8 (20)

With access to loft:

No insulation 2.3 (35) 3.3 (25)

2or less 0.8 (12) 4.0 (31)

3or more‡ 1.2(19) 3.0(23)

Source:

Audits of Great Britain Ltd

^* The estimates are based on a sample of households and are therefore subject to sampling error.

† "Other" tenures include housing association owned, owner occupied and privately rented dwellings. These tenures are not separately identifiable.

‡ The thickness specified in the scheme varies according to type of insulation but is generally around 80 mm (3.2 in).

§ Mr. Gwilym Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what number and proportion of dwellings

ACQUISITION OF LOFT INSULATION BY TENURE AND TYPE OF INSTALLER: GREAT BRITAIN: 1978

Council Other^* Percentages All Tenures

Installed by:

Insulation specialist/heating contractor … … 9 15 13

Local authority … … … … … … 82 2 21

Do-it-yourself … … … … … … 9 70 56

Other … … … … … … … 0 13 10

100 100 100

Source: Audits of Great Britain Ltd.

^* "Other" tenures include housing association owned, owner-occupied and privately rented dwellings. These tenures are not separately identifiable.

The estimates are based on a sample of households and are therefore subject to sampling error. Estimates for 1979 are not yet available.

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occupied by pensioners he estimates have (a) no loft insulation, (b) insulation which meets the standard specified by the homes insulation scheme, and (c) some insulation but less than that specified by the homes insulation scheme, in (i) local authority (ii) privately rented and (iii) owner-occupied sectors.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
I regret that the information is not available.

§ Mr. Gwilym Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households he estimates have acquired loft insulation in the years 1978 and 1979, in (a) local authority, (b) privately rented and (c) owner-occupied dwellings.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
It is estimated that 525,000 local authority dwellings in England and Wales have been provided with loft insulation under the energy conservation programme between April 1978 and September 1979. In the private sector—rented and owner-occupied—the number of homes insulation grants paid between September 1978 and September 1979 is estimated at around 380,000. It is likely that a considerable number of private sector dwellings had loft insulation installed without the aid of grant, but precise figures for the same period are not available.

§ Mr. Gwilym Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of households acquiring loft insulation in 1978 and 1979 he estimates had the insulation installed (a) by a private contractor, (b) by the local authority, (c) do-it-yourself and (d) by a voluntary organisation.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The available estimates are as follows:

OWNERSHIP^* OF LOFT INSULATION BY TENURE: GREAT BRITAIN: DECEMBER 1978
Million Households (percentages)
	Council	Other†
No access to loft	2.2 (34)	2.8 (20)
With access to loft:
No insulation	2.3 (35)	3.3 (25)
2or less	0.8 (12)	4.0 (31)
3or more‡	1.2(19)	3.0(23)
Source:
Audits of Great Britain Ltd
^* The estimates are based on a sample of households and are therefore subject to sampling error.
† "Other" tenures include housing association owned, owner occupied and privately rented dwellings. These tenures are not separately identifiable.
‡ The thickness specified in the scheme varies according to type of insulation but is generally around 80 mm (3.2 in).

ACQUISITION OF LOFT INSULATION BY TENURE AND TYPE OF INSTALLER: GREAT BRITAIN: 1978
								Council	Other^*	Percentages All Tenures
Installed by:
Insulation specialist/heating contractor	…	…	9	15	13
Local authority	…	…	…	…	…	…	82	2	21
Do-it-yourself	…	…	…	…	…	…	9	70	56
Other	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	0	13	10
								100	100	100
Source: Audits of Great Britain Ltd.
^* "Other" tenures include housing association owned, owner-occupied and privately rented dwellings. These tenures are not separately identifiable.
The estimates are based on a sample of households and are therefore subject to sampling error. Estimates for 1979 are not yet available.