§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving, by quarter since their inception, for Scotland (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 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.
§ Mr. AncramThe following tables give the information available on the local authority energy conservation programme and the homes insulation scheme. A breakdown of tenures in respect of grants paid under the homes insulation scheme for Scotland is not available centrally.
95W* "Special temporary employment programme" from 1 April 1978 to 1 April 1981, "Community enterprise programme" from 1 April 1981 to 5 October 1982 when merged with the "Community programme".
† 1984 quarter four information not yet available.
Table 2 Homes Insulation Scheme* Grants paid Cost Grants paid Cost (standard) £000 (special needs) £000 1978 4th quarter 3,887 157.1 — — 1979 1st quarter 6,136 261.9 — — 2nd quarter 3,058 133.8 — — 3rd quarter 2,049 93.8 — — 4th quarter 4,007 181.5 — — 1980 1st quarter 4,779 215.5 — — 2nd quarter 2,296 106.1 — — 3rd quarter 1,391 69.9 38 3.2 4th quarter 3,864 212.9 617 48.9 1981 1st quarter 5,064 282.6 949 77.8 2nd quarter 2,639 129.8 449 37.8 3rd quarter 1,737 104.2 601 50.5 4th quarter 4,565 199.9 825 72.3 1982 1st quarter 3,719 217.1 1,963 172.8 2nd quarter 2,458 158.1 1,192 108.0 3rd quarter 2,083 136.6 1,031 95.9 4th quarter 1,934 123.8 1,028 96.2 1983 1st quarter 3,924 253.2 1,436 134.8 2nd quarter 2,431 160.3 1,383 129.9 3rd quarter 2,095 140.6 1,095 103.6 4th quarter 3,296 220.7 1,584 149.0 1984 1st quarter 3,487 214.5 1,389 131.0 2nd quarter 2,592 171.5 1,147 107.9 3rd quarter† 1,620 107.6 803 75.1 4th quartert† 2,481 164.3 1,121 100.1 * Special needs category, eligible for 90 per cent. grant, introduced from August 1980. † Figures based on incomplete returns.
Table 3 Local authority: energy conservation programme: allocations Homes insulation scheme: allocations £ million £ million 1978–79 4.825 1.675 1979–80 5.481 2.5 1980.81 * 3.282 1981–82 — 2.436 1982–83 — 2.325 1983–84 — 2.330 1984–85 — †2.879 * Allocations after 1979–80 contained within housing revenue account allocations. † Provisional figure.