Energy Saving Regulations

HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc281-2W

Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact of energy saving regulations on(a) new buildings, (b) refurbishment of existing buildings, (c) domestic buildings and (d) non-domestic buildings. [19105]

Dr. Whitehead

The Regulatory Impact Assessment that accompanied the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 was placed in the Library of the House on 11 October when the Amendment Regulations were laid before Parliament. It can also be viewed on the DTLR website at http://www.safety.ddr.gov.uk/bregs/brpub/ 02.htm. It sets out the impact in terms of million tonnes of carbon (MtC) likely to be saved in 2010. It does not precisely address savings in the categories set out in the question. However, the savings identified are as follows.

	MtC
New buildings	0.7
Refurbishment of dwellings (rather than all buildings)	0.7
New dwellings	0.28
New and refurbished non-domestic buildings	0.425