To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the numbers of home inspectors needed to meet the level of demand for energy certificates. (112779)

We estimate that from 1 June between 2,500 and 4,500 properly trained inspectors will be needed to produce Energy Performance Certificates required for Home Information Packs and voluntary Home Condition Reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the planned timetable is for the preparation of the new Energy Inspector Qualification. (112780)

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has accredited the Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) as the first awarding body for the Domestic Energy Assessor (DBA) qualification. City and Guilds and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) are also both intending to develop a qualification and early indications from those organisations are that their qualifications will be available from early February and early March respectively.