HC Deb 19 July 1991 vol 195 cc303-4W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dwellings have(a) been draught proofed and (b) had loft insulation carried out under the home energy efficiency scheme in Wales, and in each county: and what are the estimated numbers of properties which qualify under the scheme.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The information on dwellings which have been draught-proofed is not collected.

A total of 238,900 homes have been included in the homes insulation scheme, since its introduction in September 1978 up to the first quarter of 1991. The scheme came to an end in April 1990.

A county breakdown is available only from 1984 to 1991. The county totals for this period are as follows:

Number of dwellings insulated 1984 to 1991
County Number
Clwyd 13,496
Dyfed 12,075
Gwent 15,416
Gwynedd 8,414
Mid Glamorgan 26,568
Powys 3,207
South Glamorgan 16,702
West Glamorgan 14,888
WALES 110,766