asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the conditions that have to be met before local authorities may seek his Department's consent to make grants towards roof insulation for elderly and disabled persons who could not meet the cost without hardship.

There are no formal conditions apart from the normal requirements applicable to all grant applications under the Housing Act 1974; but my right hon. Friend would expect local authorities to include a statement of their grounds for considering that the applicant could not reasonably meet the cost without grant aid.