§ Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many households are eligible for(a) Warm Front and (b) Warm Front Plus grants; and how many additional households qualify for assistance through the scheme as a result of working tax credit becoming a qualifying benefit. [131455]
§ Mr. WoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of(a) the impact of the Warm Front initiative and (b) the quality of the service it provides. [137314]
§ Mr. BradshawIn the past year, the NAO completed a report "Warm Front: Helping to Combat Fuel Poverty" looking at issues including the targeting, eligibility, measures and delivery of the scheme. An internal review looking at similar issues has also been completed by my Department.
The Department is also funding research looking at the health impacts of Warm Front. The Department will be considering the findings of these studies in the coming months as part of the development of Warm Front.
An independent quality assurance company carries out regular audits of the performance of the Warm Front scheme managers for the Department. This covers marketing, contact centre activity, surveyor activity, management of installers, checks on the quality of installed work, timelines for delivery of measures, scheme managers internal systems.
§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much was spent through the Warm Front schemes in each constituency in the last financial year; [133085]
(2) how many properties in each constituency have benefited from the (a) Warm Front and (b) Warm Front Plus schemes in the last five years; [133086]
(3) what estimate she has made of the number of households in each constituency who could benefit from the Warm Front scheme and who have yet to claim. [133087]
§ Mr. BradshawThe information requested will take some time to collate and I will write to my hon. Friend in due course.