To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) mean and (b) median time is for (i) a home inspector and (ii) a domestic energy assessor to be fully accredited. (152383)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 June 2007, Official Report, column 633W to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove).

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of trained and accredited (a) home inspectors and (b) domestic energy inspectors likely not to practise as such within (i) one and (ii) five years of qualifying. (154334)

The number of home inspectors and domestic energy assessors will be sufficient to produce the energy performance certificates for home information packs required by the market.