§ Mr. Robin Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the percentage of homes in Scotland that have a loft or have access to a loft, but which have no loft insulation, or which have loft insulation less than the 100 mm minimum included in all new properties; and if he will break the figures down into owner-occupied, local authority and other tenures.
§ Mr. AncramEstimates are available of loft insulation in dwellings in Scotland with access to the loft and are given in the following table:
All Homes per cent. Council Homes per cent. Proportion of households with access to loft:— a. Without loft insulation or not known 25 25 b. With loft insulation less than 100 mm thick 58 62 c. With loft insulation 100 mm or thicker 17 13 Source: Survey conducted by Audits of Great Britain.