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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of dwellings in each district in England are insulated to the standard recommended by his Department.

[holding answer 6 June 1990]: Information at district level is not available. Nationally, we estimate that 90 per cent. of dwellings with accessible lofts have insulation and 15 per cent. of all dwellings have cavity wall insulation. The proportion which meet the

Households by number of adults and sex and ethnic group of head of household: 1988 England
(a) Number of households (thousand)
Sex and ethnic group of head of household	Single pensioner	Other single adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	¹All
Males
Indian	1	5	111	68	186
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	1	3	70	23	98
West Indian	2	24	65	25	116
Other	3	26	112	37	178
All ethnic minorities	7	59	359	152	578
White	587	1,180	9,247	2,417	13,433
All ethnic groups	595	1,239	9,606	2,569	14,011
Female All ethnic minorities	16	101	36	13	166
White	2,135	1,343	712	203	4,396
All ethnic groups	2,151	1,445	748	217	4,563
All
Indian	4	17	119	73	212
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	1	8	71	24	104
West Indian	6	78	80	30	194
Other	12	58	125	39	234
All ethnic minorities	23	160	395	166	744
White	2,723	2,524	9,959	2,620	17,830
All ethnic groups	2,746	2,684	10,354	2,786	18,574

(b) Percentage of all households
Sex and ethnic group of head of household	Single pensioner	Other single adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	¹All
Male
Indian	1	3	60	37	100
Pakistan/Bangladeshi	1	3	72	24	100
West Indian	2	21	56	22	100
Other	2	15	63	21	100
All ethnic minorities	1	10	62	26	100
White	4	9	69	18	100
All ethnic groups	4	9	69	18	100
Female
All ethnic minorities	10	61	22	8	100

higher standards of thermal insulation required by new building regulations, introduced in April this year, is not known.

Volume 174: debated on Wednesday 13 June 1990