§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what factors he attributes the decline in the number of houses having lofts or cavity walls insulated between 1979 and 1981; and if he will seek to reverse the decline.
§ Sir George YoungThe number of cavity walls filled has increased between 1979 and 1981.
On loft insulation grants, my right hon. Friend has allocated &£24.6 million in 1981–82—an increase of 30 per cent. in real terms over the previous financial year. A further &£27,850,000 has been allocated for 1982–83.
However, local authorities are now free to decide within their overall capital investment allocations how much to spend on insulation.