§ Mr. Raynsfordasked the Secretary of State for Energy, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Fulham on I December 1986, Official Report, column 456, whether Her Majesty's Government will introduce measures in the next nine months to reduce the number of inadequately-insulated homes and so reduce the potential problems facing lower income householders in a cold weather spell next winter.
§ Mr. David HuntAs well as promoting the cost-effective energy efficiency measures which all householders should take, my right hon. Friend will continue to support the expansion of the community insulation projects, which are expected to have insulated some 450,000 low-income households by the end of this year. In addition my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment has announced his intention to extend the 90 per cent. grant under the homes insulation scheme to all low-income householders.