HC Deb 29 March 1983 vol 40 cc108-9W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving by quarter since their inception, for Northern Ireland (a) the number of dwellings insulated under the local authorities energy conservation programme and a breakdown of the body which completed the work, (b) the cost of the programme, (c) the number of dwellings insulated under the home insulation scheme and a breakdown of tenancies to whom the grants were paid, (d) the amounts of the payments, (e) the number of 90 per cent. grants paid and their cost, and (f) the financial allocation for each of the past financial years to each of these schemes and the allocation for the current financial year.

Mr. David Mitchell

There is no equivalent in Northern Ireland to the local authorities energy conservation programme. Grants for home insulation are a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that information in the categories requested is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive expenditure on insulation grants is:

Private Sector Public Sector
Financial year Quarter ending Approvals Expenditure £000s Approvals Expenditure £000s
March 2,883 (488) 130 (26) 307 (33) 8,006 (2,895)
1981–82 June 1,633 (133) 122 (26) 82 (9) 7,368 (3,061)
September 1,605 (181) 80 (14) 79 (12) 5,398 (2,455)
December 2,669 (320) 96 (16) 231 (45) 5,681 (2,419)
March 2,900 (386) 141 (26) 175 (42) 7,074 (2,210)
1982–83 June 1,949 (306) 88 (22) 35 (8) 4,901 (2,412)
September 1,928 (255) 80 (24) 55 (19) 2,569 (1,370)
December 2,562 (281) 90 (21) 105 (21) 2,564 (1,569)
March Not available Not available Not available Not available
Totals 53,651 (2,536) 1,693 (177) 1,415 (208) 46,901 (18,391)

Note: Numbers and expenditure shown in brackets represent the 90 per cent, grants element. These figures are also included in the main approvals and expenditure statistics in each column.

The financial allocation for home insulation grants is as follows:

Year £000s
1979–80 500
1980–81 600
1981–82 500
1982–83 450