§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what are the criteria used for selecting companies to be placed on the long list of contractors suitable for selection as network installers under the home energy efficiency scheme in Scotland; [2119]
(2) what was the value of work carried out under the home energy efficiency scheme by each network installer in Scotland in the latest year for which figures are available; [2120]
(3) who are the network installers used under the home energy efficiency scheme for each region in Scotland. [2132]
§ Mr. ClappisonAll applicants for the long list are selected by competitive tender. Applicants are required to demonstrate their willingness and continuing ability to meet specified performance standards for grant work set by Eaga Ltd. and approved by my right hon. Friend. They are also required to carry out work sensitively with proper regard to the needs of clients; and to operate in accordance with Eaga's code of conduct.
The same criteria are applied in England and Wales.
Information about the value of work of individual installers is commercially confidential. A breakdown for 1994–95 by geographical area is shown in table 1. Table 2 shows the installers operating in each area.
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Table 1: Value of HEES work carried out in each operating area of Scotland. 1994–95 £ Roxburgh, Berwickshire, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Tweeddale, Midlothian, East Lothian 301,012.45 West Lothian and Edinburgh 591,223.28 Wigtown, Stewartry, Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, Kyle and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 505,371.67 Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Cunninghame 452,178.88 Eastwood, Renfrew, Inverclyde, Dumbarton Argyll and Bute 592,840.86 Monklands, Motherwell, Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale 1,117,191.97 Glasgow North 427,725.56 Glasgow East 386,129.47 Glasgow South 267,937.60
Table 1: Value of HEES work carried out in each operating area of Scotland, 1994–95 £ Clydesbank, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Strathkelvin Bearsden and Milgavie, Falkirk, Stirling, Clackmannan 390,646.35 Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, North East Fife 445,677.16 Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Angus 303,737.37 Kincardine and Deeside, Gordon, Aberdeen, Banff and Buchan 229,544.84 Moray, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness, Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness 244,091.88 Orkney Islands 49,154.12 Shetland Islands 76,855.80 Total 6,381,319.26
Table 2: HEES network installers for each operating area in Scotland Area Installers Roxburgh, Berwickshire, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Tweeddale, Midlothian, East Lothian Everwarm KNW West Lothian and Edinburgh McSence Heatwise Ltd.; Everwarm Wigtown, Stewartry, Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, Kyle and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Phoenix Energy Conservation Everwarm Kilmarnock and Loudon, Cunninghame BEST Ltd. Kendon Holdings Eastwood, Renfrew, Inverclyde, Dumbarton Argyll and Bute Solas Insulation Ltd. Everwarm Heatwise Glasgow Monklands, Motherwell, Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale Homes Consortium Microcom Insulations Everwarm Glasgow North Heatwise Glasgow; Solas Insulation Ltd.; Everwarm Glasgow East Heatwise Glasgow; Everwarm Glasgow South Heatwise Glasgow; Everwarm Miller Pattison Ltd. Clydebank, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Strathkelvin Microcom Insulations Heatwise Glasgow Bearsden and Milgavie, Falkirk EU Insulation Ltd. Stirling, Clackmannan Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, North Heatwise Fife Ltd. East Fife Clyde Insulation Contracts (UK) Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Angus Claverhouse Services Tayside Energy Training Co Ltd. Kincardine and Deeside, Gordon SCARF Aberdeen, Banff and Buchan Moray, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness, Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness Rosswise Ltd. BEST Ltd. Orkney Islands Keep Orkney Warm Shetland Islands Shetland Heatwise