HC Deb 07 July 1992 vol 211 cc151-2W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households in the Paisley, South constituency qualify for grant aid under the home energy efficiency scheme; and how many houses have been improved under the scheme in each year since its inception.

Mr. Maclean

In order to be eligible for grant under the home energy efficiency scheme, an applicant or his or her spouse must be in receipt of one of five passportable benefits: housing benefit, income support, family credit, community charge benefit and disability working allowance. In addition, his or her property must meet certain criteria concerning existing levels of insulation and receipt of a grant for similar work under previous schemes. Data on numbers of households eligible in any particular area at a particular time are not available.

Figures for the number of homes treated under the scheme are not collected on a constituency basis. Within the network installer area which contains the hon. Member's constituency, 3,495 homes have benefited from home energy efficiency scheme grant since 1 January 1991.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households in the Inverclyde district council area qualify for grant aid under the home energy efficiency scheme; and how many houses have been improved under the scheme since its inception in 1991.

Mr. Maclean

In order to be eligible for grant under the home energy efficiency scheme, an applicant or his or her spouse must be in receipt of one of five passportable benefits: housing benefit, income support, family credit, community charge benefit and disability working allowance. In addition, his or her property must meet certain criteria concerning existing levels of insulation and receipt of a grant for similar work under previous schemes. Data on numbers of households eligible in any particular area at a particular time are not available.

Figures for the number of homes treated under the scheme are not collected on the basis requested. Within the network installer area which contains the Inverclyde district council's area, 3,495 homes have benefited from HEES grant since 1 January 1991.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households in the City of Durham constituency qualify for grant aid under the home energy efficiency scheme; and how many houses have been improved under the scheme since its inception in 1991.

Mr. Maclean

In order to be eligible for grant under the home energy efficiency scheme, an applicant or his or her spouse must be in receipt of one of five passportable benefits: housing benefit, income support, family credit, community charge benefit and disability working allowance. In addition, his or her property must meet certain criteria concerning existing levels of insulation and receipt of a grant for similar work under previous schemes. Data on numbers of households eligible in any particular area at a particular time are not available.

Figures for the number of homes treated under the scheme are not collected on a constituency basis. Within the network installer area which contains the hon. Member's constituency, 1,017 homes have benefited from home energy efficiency scheme grant since 1 January 1991.

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes within the network installer area which contains the Leeds, West constituency have been improved under the home energy efficiency scheme since its inception in 1991.

Mr. Maclean

[holding answer 6 July 1992]: Within the network installer area, which contains the hon. Member's constituency, 2,058 homes have benefited from home energy efficiency scheme grant since 1 January 1991.

Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households in Preston have qualified for grant aid under the home energy efficiency scheme in the most recent available period; and how many houses have been improved under the home energy efficiency scheme in the network installer area including Preston since its inception in 1991.

Mr. Maclean

In order to be eligible for grant under the home energy efficiency scheme, an applicant or his or her spouse must be in receipt of one of five passportable benefits: housing benefit, income support, family credit, community charge benefit and disability working allowance. In addition, his or her property must meet certain criteria concerning existing levels of insulation and receipt of a grant for similar work under previous schemes. Data on numbers of households eligible in any particular area at a particular time are not available.

Within the network installer area which contains the hon. Member's constituency, 1,626 homes have benefited from home energy efficiency scheme grant since 1 January 1991.