§ Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the savings if the public buildings in the educational sector under his Department's control were to be insulated up to the recommended standard.
§ Sir Keith Joseph:No current figure is available. Most public educational buildings in England are maintained by local authorities. Recommended standards relating to heat loss from new buildings are given in my Department's 265W design note 17 (1981), where it is stated that every opportunity should be taken to improve the thermal insulation of existing buildings so that they are as close as reasonably possible to these standards. Guidance as to cost effective methods is given in my Department's building bulletin 55—"Energy Conservation in Educational Buildings".