HC Deb 04 February 1985 vol 72 cc440-1W
Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Offical Report a table giving, by quarter since their inception, for Northern Ireland (a) the number of dwellings insulated under the local authorities energy conservative programme and a breakdown of the body which completed the work, (b) the cost of the programme and (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 costs 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.

Dr. Boyson

There is no equivalent in Northern Ireland to the local authorities energy conservation programme. Grants towards the cost of home insulation are available under the home insulation grant scheme which is now funded by the Department of Economic Development and administered by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

The table sets out, on a quarterly basis since the inception of the scheme, the number of dwellings insulated under the home insulation scheme (at standard rate of grant 66 per cent, and at special need rate 90 per cent.) in the private and public sectors; and the amounts of payments.

Financial year and quarter ending Private sector Public sector (NIHE)
Standard rate (66 per cent.) Special need rate (90 per cent.) Standard rate (66 per cent.) Special need rate (90 per cent.)
Dwellings completed Expenditure* Dwellings completed Expenditure Dwellings completed Expenditure Dwellings completed Expenditure
£ £ £ £
March 1,868 75,809
June 2,530 120,413
September 1,984 94,050
December 3,109 145,253
1980–81
March 3,494 171,962 2 100
June 2,286 113,026 14 773
September 1,316 64,000 15 552
December 1,547 79,551 35 2,191 32 1,616 5 280
1981–82
March 1,730 103,776 312 26,340 128 5,081 33 2,895
June 1,595 96,395 293 25,441 76 4,325 36 3,061
September 1,059 65,737 161 13,956 65 3,213 28 2,455
December 1,327 79,803 184 15,868 52 3,261 28 2,419
1982–83
March 1,951 115,253 307 25,610 89 4,863 26 2,210
June 1,087 66,286 247 22,244 37 2,482 28 2,414
September 903 55,978 263 24,154 21 1,198 14 1,370
December 1,113 68,456 231 21,083 15 995 17 1,569
1983–84
March 1,554 94,121 276 23,897 19 1,210 19 1,780
June 1,214 82,206 187 19,295 25 1,540 10 938
September 821 50,300 124 10,617 12 682 10 881
December 1,009 63,630 152 12,833 17 954 4 325
1984–85
March 1,184 77,360 247 20,642 10 531 4 450
June 1,021 67,219 251 19,990 11 625 7 639
September 735 51,004 233 20,306 10 766 4 285
December 1,063 67,077 141 12,737 9 608 6 565
Totals 37,514 2,068,676 3,644 317,212 659 35,383 279 24,543

Breakdown of Totals
Dwellings completed Expenditure
Completed insulations (private sector) 41,158 2,385,888
Completed insulations (public sector) 938 59,926
Total completed insulations 42,096 2,445,815
The number of 90 per cent, grants paid and their cost 3,923 341,756
* All sums rounded down to nearest pound, hence columns do not add.

The financial allocation for home insulation grants for past financial years was
Financial year £000
1979–80 500
1980–81 600
1981–82 500
1982–83 450
1983–84 344

Note:

The allocation for the current financial year is £400,000.