[holding answer 12 June 2007]: The following table sets out the total number of grants awarded under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme phase 1 in each month of 2007 for all technologies, with specific information on grants awarded to solar photovoltaics installations.
2007 Technology Grant values Number of grants awarded Total amount of grant offered (£) January Solar Photovoltaic 34 234,058.45 Up to £2,999 1 2,671.20 £3,000 to £3,999 6 20,190.00 £4,000 to £4,999 2 8,625.77 £5,000 to £5,999 3 17,072.64 £6,000 to £6,999 8 51 ,779.25 £7,000 to £7,999 4 30,061.43 £8,000 to £8,999 3 25,506.16 £9,000 to £9,999 2 18,750.00 £10,000 to £10,999 3 31,119.50 £11,000 to £11,999 0 0.00 £12,000 to £12,999 0 0.00 £13,000 to £13,999 1 13,282.50 £14,000 to £15,000 1 15,000.00 All technologies 248 476,823.92 February Solar Photovoltaic 43 343,557.83 Up to £2,999 0 0.00 £3,000 to £3,999 5 17,130.00 £4,000 to £4,999 3 13,970.00 £5,000 to £5,999 7 38,470.28 £6,000 to £6,999 10 61,737.05 £7,000 to £7,999 2 15,010.00 £8,000 to £8,999 1 8,492.50 £9,000 to £9,999 3 28,600.00 £10,000 to £10,999 2 21,000.00 £11,000 to £11,999 1 11,480.00 £12,000 to £12,999 0 0.00 £13,000 to £13,999 6 82,785.00 £14,000 to £15,000 3 44,883.00 All technologies 185 465,017.25 March Solar Photovoltaic 63 462,127.95 Up to £2,999 1 2,475.00 £3,000 to £3,999 10 38,490.00 £4,000 to £4,999 7 31,969.34 £5,000 to £5,999 7 38,044.56 £6,000 to £6,999 10 62,605.00 £7,000 to £7,999 6 45,630.00 £8,000 to £8,999 5 42,324.50 £9,000 to £9,999 7 64,437.05 £10,000 to £10,999 1 10,800.00 £11,000 to £11,999 1 11,428.50 £12,000 to £12,999 2 25,350.00 £13,000 to £13,999 1 13,610.00 £14,000 to £15,000 5 74,964.00 All technologies 190 646,676.95 May Solar Photovoltaic 46 112,780.00 Up to £2,999 46 112,780.00 £3,000 to £3,999 0 0.00 £4,000 to £4,999 0 0.00 £5,000 to £5,999 0 0.00 £6,000 to £6,999 0 0.00 £7,000 to £7,999 0 0.00 £8,000 to £8,999 0 0.00 £9,000 to £9,999 0 0.00 £10,000 to £10,999 0 0.00 £11,000 to £11,999 0 0.00 £12,000 to £12,999 0 0.00 £13,000 to £13,999 0 0.00 £14,000 to £15,000 0 0.00 All technologies 295 317,615.40 June Solar Photovoltaic 23 52,975.84 Up to £2,999 23 52,975.84 £3,000 to £3,999 0 0.00 £4,000 to £4,999 0 0.00 £5,000 to £5,999 0 0.00 £6,000 to £6,999 0 0.00 £7,000 to £7,999 0 0.00 £8,000 to £8,999 0 0.00 £9,000 to £9,999 0 0.00 £10,000 to £10,999 0 0.00 £11,000 to £11,999 0 0.00 £12,000 to £12,999 0 0.00 £13,000 to £13,999 0 0.00 £14,000 to £15,000 0 0.00 All technologies 129 122,436.30
[holding answer 12 June 2007]: For the 2006-07 financial year, the total administration costs for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1 was £509,044.54. This included set up costs for Phase 1, which started in April 06. Phase 2 started in December 2006 and the total administration costs for 2006-07 financial year was £130,625, including set up costs.
These costs do not include work undertaken by civil servants in supporting delivery of the programme.
[holding answer 12 June 2007]: The overall costs are forecast to be in the region of £90,000.