Energy Efficiency (Hansard, 18 March 2002)

§ Linda Gilroy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answers of 26 October 2001,Official Report, column 409W, and 3 December 2001, Official Report, column 97W, on energy efficiency, when she will publish the overall percentage improvements in energy efficiency to 31 March 2001 as reported to her Department by energy conservation authorities in England. [39007]

§ Mr. Meacher
I hope to publish this information before the Whitsun recess.

§ Lynne Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of households in(a) Birmingham, (b) the west midlands and (c) England which meet the criteria for assistance under the home energy efficiency scheme. [38303]

§ Mr. Meacher
At the time of the announcement, it was estimated that some 4 million households in England would be eligible for the new home energy efficiency scheme (HEES)—households with children in receipt of an income-related benefit and people receiving a disability benefit. Around 3.7 million households were estimated to be eligible for New HEES Plus—for people aged 60 or over who receive an income-related benefit.

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01

Number of cases Loss £ Number of cases Loss £ Number of cases Loss £ Number of cases Loss £

Benefits Agency ¹— 918,790.47 112 430,780.04 139 389,874.73 65 44,309.65

Departmental Directorates ¹— ²— ²— ²— ²— ²— 11 —

War Pensions Agency ¹— 0 — 0 1 1,500.00 2 3,583.67

Child Support Agency ¹— 57.27 9 417.99 12 8,950.38 6 9,200.00

Contributions Agency ¹— 2,572.00 6 1,824.00 ³— ³— ³— ³—

DSS HQ ¹— 0 — 0 1 8,317.00 ⁴— ⁴—

IT Services Agency ¹— 20,959.00 15 10,942.00 8 8,325.00 ⁵— ⁵—

Total for DSS 189 942,378.74 142 443,964.03 161 416,967.11 84 71,112.34

¹ Not available.

² Departmental Directorates were formed in 2000.

³ Contributions Agency transferred to the Inland Revenue with effect from 1 April 1999.

⁴ DSS HQ was subsumed into Departmental Directorates in 2000.

⁵ ITSA is now ITSG and no frauds were returned for 2000–01.

The available information on the Employment Service, as recorded by the former Department for Education and Employment, is in the table.

Number of cases Loss £

1997–98 12 97,242.00

1998–99 36 54,107.01

1999–2000 16 45,621.83

2000–01 5 3,023.20

	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
	Number of cases	Loss £	Number of cases	Loss £	Number of cases	Loss £	Number of cases	Loss £
Benefits Agency	¹—	918,790.47	112	430,780.04	139	389,874.73	65	44,309.65
Departmental Directorates	¹—	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	11	—
War Pensions Agency	¹—	0	—	0	1	1,500.00	2	3,583.67
Child Support Agency	¹—	57.27	9	417.99	12	8,950.38	6	9,200.00
Contributions Agency	¹—	2,572.00	6	1,824.00	³—	³—	³—	³—
DSS HQ	¹—	0	—	0	1	8,317.00	⁴—	⁴—
IT Services Agency	¹—	20,959.00	15	10,942.00	8	8,325.00	⁵—	⁵—
Total for DSS	189	942,378.74	142	443,964.03	161	416,967.11	84	71,112.34
¹ Not available.
² Departmental Directorates were formed in 2000.
³ Contributions Agency transferred to the Inland Revenue with effect from 1 April 1999.
⁴ DSS HQ was subsumed into Departmental Directorates in 2000.
⁵ ITSA is now ITSG and no frauds were returned for 2000–01.