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Low Carbon Buildings Programme

Volume 491: debated on Tuesday 21 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent (a) under each (i) stream and (ii) phase and (b) for each technology under the Low Carbon Building Programme (A) in total and (B) in each region since the scheme started; and if he will make a statement. (269644)

The total amount spent (a) under each (i) stream and (ii) phase under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is shown as follows. Further details relating to technologies under the Low Carbon Building Programme relating to regions have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Low Carbon Buildings Programme phase 1

Technology

Number of applications approved

Paid Amount (£)

Householder stream—spent per technology in total

Air source heat pump

18

16,200.00

Biomass room heater/stove (automated wood pellet feed )

10

5,297.55

Ground source heat pump

429

513,541.13

Small scale hydro

4

15,500.00

Solar photovoltaic

1,342

5,653,248.99

Solar thermal hot water

4,545

1,816,842.02

Wind turbine

623

1,413,417.89

Wood fuelled boiler system

320

471,642.21

Grand total

7,291

9,905,689.79

Details relating to regional spend under Phase 1 have been placed in the Libraries the House.

Low Carbon Buildings Programme— phase 2

Technology type

Total committed (£)

Project number

Total paid (£)

Project number

Scotland

Solar photovoltaic

803,694.56

43

404,874.47

17

Solar thermal hot water

595,940.93

27

33,000.00

1

Wind turbines

57,472.20

3

12,358.34

1

Ground source heat pumps

199,724.52

5

0

Wood fuelled boiler systems

114,726.00

3

0

Total

1,771,558.21

81

450,232.81

19

Northern Ireland

Solar photovoltaic

271,773.90

15

189,447.40

10

Solar thermal hot water

33,408.06

3

0

Wind turbines

95,162.93

5

10,624.43

1

Ground source heat pumps

16,795.91

1

0

Wood fuelled boiler systems

14,157.50

2

6,807.50

1

Total

431,298.30

26

206,879.33

12

Wales

Solar photovoltaic

921,420.39

52

405,470.51

28

Solar thermal hot water

793,269.96

36

70,838.15

8

Wind turbines

58,602.33

4

5,940.00

1

Ground source heat pumps

207,415.63

8

78,124.00

3

Wood fuelled boiler systems

25,972.45

2

25,972.43

2

Total

2,006,680.76

102

586,345.09

42

England

Solar photovoltaic

22,387,285.69

982

6,246,756.91

363

Solar thermal hot water

2,557,184.12

238

429,439.65

71

Wind turbines

1,312,428.76

102

296,755.95

33

Ground source heat pumps

3,003,200.98

150

525,787.67

45

Wood fuelled boiler systems

325,988.51

21

128,576.45

9

Total

29,586,088.06

1,493

7,627,316.63

521

UK

Solar photovoltaic

24,384,174.54

1,092

7,246,549.29

418

Solar thermal hot water

3,979,803.07

304

533,277.80

80

Wind turbines

1,523,666.22

114

325,678.72

36

Ground source heat pumps

3,427,137.04

164

603,911.67

48

Wood fuelled boiler systems

480,844.46

28

161,356.38

12

Total

£33,795,625.33

1,702

£8,870,773.86

594