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Low Carbon Buildings Programme

Volume 463: debated on Tuesday 24 July 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much has been allocated under phase one of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (a) in total and (b) in each region in each month since the scheme began; and if he will make a statement. (149421)

The following table provides the data for all Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1 funding streams as at 12 July 2007.

LCBP Phase 1—grant allocations by region and month—household funding stream

Region

Month application received

Number of applications

Grant offered(£)

East Midlands

416

457,454

May 2006

26

29,533

June 2006

8

6,900

July 2006

32

33,071

August 2006

35

40,536

September 2006

27

38,749

October 2006

100

103,392

November 2006

85

71,126

December 2006

29

34,447

January 2007

18

26,313

February 2007

8

8,008

March 2007

12

26,489

May 2007

13

14,742

June 2007

16

18,449

July 2007

7

5,700

East of England

728

989,611

May 2006

42

48,749

June 2006

13

14,900

July 2006

62

131,726

August 2006

64

60,468

September 2006

50

86,360

October 2006

150

194,889

November 2006

138

144,803

December 2006

40

49,961

January 2007

37

65,490

February 2007

30

67,495

March 2007

18

46,733

May 2007

46

43,753

June 2007

28

28,683

July 2007

10

5,600

London

276

640,399

May 2006

16

27,525

June 2006

6

17,696

July 2006

22

45,025

August 2006

24

64,195

September 2006

30

100,097

October 2006

46

121,399

November 2006

42

64,101

December 2006

13

18,729

January 2007

9

28,538

February 2007

12

46,770

March 2007

13

58,325

May 2007

17

14,800

June 2007

20

26,600

July 2007

6

6,600

North East

110

168,817

May 2006

7

13,600

June 2006

3

7,000

July 2006

6

10,268

August 2006

9

27,571

September 2006

7

16,600

October 2006

26

12,204

November 2006

17

26,606

December 2006

3

7,150

January 2007

7

16,420

February 2007

3

6,600

March 2007

7

13,100

May 2007

1

1 ,500

June 2007

11

8,999

July 2007

3

1,200

North West

350

469,355

May 2006

18

45,216

June 2006

8

5,353

July 2006

21

34,512

August 2006

22

43,520

September 2006

16

19,283

October 2006

80

62,835

November 2006

83

79,209

December 2006

35

67,924

January 2007

11

15,403

February 2007

9

17,379

March 2007

8

37,270

May 2007

19

24,634

June 2007

17

15,540

July 2007

3

1,279

Northern Ireland

88

216,651

May 2006

18

30,191

June 2006

15

21 ,306

July 2006

28

82,343

August 2006

12

44,722

September 2006

3

5,400

October 2006

5

10,589

November 2006

4

10,319

January 2007

1

400

March 2007

1

8,880

May 2007

1

2,500

Scotland

178

390,574

May 2006

7

35,500

July 2006

10

52,596

August 2006

11

52,526

September 2006

9

20,240

October 2006

39

26,481

November 2006

52

79,102

December 2006

24

43,388

January 2007

7

14,636

February 2007

3

7,177

March 2007

11

51,580

May 2007

2

1,900

June 2007

2

5,000

July 2007

1

449

South East

1,243

2,066,947

May 2006

110

123,660

June 2006

39

69,458

July 2006

120

211,850

August 2006

113

164,675

September 2006

86

205,270

October 2006

226

374,866

November 2006

192

229,680

December 2006

75

109,520

January 2007

56

142,271

February 2007

51

179,766

March 2007

45

140,038

May 2007

64

57,967

June 2007

51

37,178

July 2007

17

20,750

South West

1132

1,605,705^H

May 2006

78

59,215

June 2006

32

47,601

July 2006

103

150,104

August 2006

103

145,209

September 2006

79

152,838

October 2006

162

167,930

November 2006

204

295,128

December 2006

59

72,067

January 2007

60

97,642

February 2007

43

108,794

March 2007

37

143,833

May 2007

64

69,226

June 2007

79

60,968

July 2007

30

34,350

July 2008

1

1 ,200

Wales

511

649,961

May 2006

30

29,043

June 2006

22

15,934

July 2006

42

84,139

August 2006

37

34,632

September 2006

27

59,030

October 2006

85

73,000

November 2006

91

121,164

December 2006

33

57,261

January 2007

21

24,383

February 2007

21

14,168

March 2007

16

43,460

May 2007

45

53,885

June 2007

33

30,861

July 2007

8

9,000

West Midlands

365

524,428

May 2006

23

22,574

June 2006

8

7,000

July 2006

28

23,779

August 2006

41

84,336

September 2006

29

41,881

October 2006

78

116,680

November 2006

50

50,425

December 2006

17

28,945

January 2007

17

32,365

February 2007

15

34,861

March 2007

11

36,165

May 2007

15

15,980

June 2007

23

23,740

July 2007

10

5,699

Yorks and Humber

350

538,354

May 2006

14

23,580

June 2006

6

20,265

July 2006

19

33,890

August 2006

29

42,984

September 2006

28

40,813

October 2006

77

96,707

November 2006

90

115,047

December 2006

17

32,280

January 2007

18

32,340

February 2007

5

11,183

March 2007

12

46,563

May 2007

15

20,168

June 2007

17

19,986

July 2007

3

2,550

Grand total

5,751

8,718,655

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much funding was allocated to be spent under (a) stream 1, (b) stream 2A and (c) stream 2B of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme; and if he will make a statement. (149459)

[holding answer 16 July 2007]: The Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1 was launched in April 2006 with a £30 million budget. £1.5 million was allocated to the Clear Skies and Solar PV Major Demonstration programmes to smooth the transition between these programmes and the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. The allocations by funding stream for the remainder were as follows:

Funding stream

Allocation1 (£ million)

Household

6.5

Community

4.0

Large-scale projects up to £100,000 grants

6.0

Large-scale projects up to £1 million grants

12.0

1 Including management fees

A further £6.2 million of the total budget was re-allocated to the household stream in October 2006 given the higher than anticipated demand from householders. The revised allocations by funding stream were as follows:

Funding stream

Allocation1 (£ million)

Household

12.7

Community

2.9

Large-scale projects up to £100,000 grants

2.9

Large-scale projects up to £1 million grants

10.0

1 Including management fees

In the Budget 2007, the Chancellor announced that an additional £6 million would be made available to the household stream. The current allocations by funding stream are therefore as follows:

Funding stream

Allocation1(£ million)

Household

18.7

Community

2.9

Large-scale projects up to £100,000 grants

2.9

Large-scale projects up to £1 million grants

10.0

1 Including management fees