§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he proposes to allow the Energy Savings Trust to offer a lower rate of support to eligible owner-occupiers than to social housing; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what plans he has to exclude low-rise flats from the Energy Saving Trust grant schemes; and if he will consider including (a) low-rise owner-occupier flats and (b) low rise social housing flats that are an integral part of housing layouts in energy savings trust schemes.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation. The terms of its schemes are for the trust to establish in consultation with the bodies providing the funds.