Solar Power: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much grant funding his Department provided for the installation of solar photovoltaic technology in domestic dwellings in each of the last five years; and what budget is available for these purposes in 2009-10. (283210)

Since 2001 the Government have committed over £41 million to the development of solar PV in the UK through grant programmes and field trials. Currently solar PV has benefited significantly under the Low Carbon Buildings (LCBP) programme with an original budget of £86 million. The Government have committed a further £45 million to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in the recent Budget. This now brings support for the programme to over £130 million.

*Low carbon buildings programme phase 1*
Householder stream
Year application received	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of grants committed	365	325	669	481
Value of grants committed (£)	2,748,292.47	1,415,543.89	1,597,069.11	1,154,418.80

*Householder stream*
Year grant paid	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of grants paid	87	506	504	436
Value of grants offered (£)	613,675.52	3,224,486.78	1,226,030.39	1,048,257.10

*LCBP communities, 2A and 2B streams relating to residential developments*
Combined total across other streams
Year application received	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of grants committed	2	12	—	—
Value of PV grant committed/paid amount (£)	83,246.00	1,009,483.89	—	—

*Combined total across other streams*
Year paid	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of grants paid	—	—	3	2
Value of PV grants paid (£)	—	—	68,919.00	89,829.85

Volume 495: debated on Wednesday 8 July 2009