§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to his answer of 5 June,Official Report, column 409, if he will give the appropriate figures for the savings in (a) gas and (b) solid fuels (i) in absolute terms and (ii) as percentages of total consumption if the same range of insulation measures were applied.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIf all cost-effective insulation measures (as listed in my answer to the hon. Member on 12 June) were applied to the United Kingdom housing stock, a saving of 272.1 PJ of gas and 64.8 PJ of solid fuel might be achieved. This represents approximately 14 per cent. of the gas and a similar proportion of the solid fuel consumed under boilers, kilns and furnaces and in other heating appliances in the United Kingdom.
As indicated in my response of 5 June, householders are likely to opt, at least in part, for greater warmth rather than simply saving energy.