HC Deb 13 January 1997 vol 288 c94W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) total dwellings and (b) dwellings with a hot water tank have (i) hot water tank insulation and (ii) hot water tank insulation of 80 mm or more in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland and (4) Northern Ireland. [10242]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Recent information is not available in this precise form. The following table provides estimates of the number of households in England, Wales and Scotland with hot water tank insulation in December 1995 and the number of dwellings in Northern Ireland with insulation in 1991.

Thousands
Total households/dwellings With hot water tank With hot water tank insulation With 80mm or more insulation
England 19,581 16,667 15,788 10,699
Wales 1,151 969 877 574
Scotland 2,108 1,991 1,871 1,406
Northern Ireland 574 not known 492 not known