Homes Insulation Scheme

HC Deb 04 February 1981 vol 998 c121W

Mr. Watson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many grants have been paid under the homes insulation scheme in each of the last five years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Since the scheme was introduced in September 1978 the following numbers of grants have been paid by local authorities in England:

• 215,000 in 1978–79
• 377,000 in 1979–80 and
• 111,000 in the first half of 1980–81.