§ Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice on energy efficiency will be available from the new housing advice centres which his Department is to fund; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TraceyBoth the organisations which the Department is to fund, Care and Repair Ltd. and 263W Neighbourhood Revitalisation Services (NRS), are aware of the importance of energy efficiency measures to the repair and improvement of the housing stock. NRS already works closely with Neighbourhood Energy Action and is shortly to employ an energy surveyor to promote energy efficiency at its pilot project in Hillsborough, Sheffield. NRS hopes that experience in Sheffield will provide a model for incorporating energy efficiency into future projects. Care and Repair projects also give clients advice on and help with improved insulation and other efficiency measures and expect to liaise with existing specialist agencies, such as those run by Neighbourhood Energy Action, in the areas where schemes are established.