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Home Insulation

Volume 170: debated on Monday 26 March 1990

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18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what plans he has to review the amount of grant now paid towards home insulation; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend is taking powers in the Social Security Bill which, if approved, will lead to the introduction of a new scheme of grants for energy efficiency measures in low-income households. The amount of grant payable to an individual applicant under the scheme will depend upon the work undertaken; the allowable maximum still has to be settled.