To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many boilers running on (a) wood chips and (b) other biomass fuels have been installed under the Warm Front scheme in each of the last five years. (283246)

The Warm Front scheme does not provide for wood-chip and other biomass fuelled measures, therefore no such measures have been installed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what procedures are in place to ensure that work is carried out by Warm Front contractors before they are paid for it. (285190)

All Warm Front installations must be signed for by the householder, who will sign a Works Completion Certificate confirming they are satisfied with the installation that has been carried out. Installers then submit their request for payment to eaga.

Inspections of the installations (100 per cent. of gas, 5 per cent. of oil, 5 per cent. of electric heating installations, and a 5 per cent. sample of insulation installations) are also performed, eaga reserves the right to withhold payment to installers should the installation not meet Warm Front required standards.

In those cases where the work quoted exceeds the grant limit the customer will need to pay the excess paid direct to the installer before work can commence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households had work undertaken for them by Warm Front contractors (a) in the UK and (b) in Wandsworth in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008 and (iv) 2009. (285192)

The following table details the number of households assisted by Warm Front in (a) England and (b) Wandsworth borough in years 2005-06 to 2008-09 and from 1 March to 19 June in 2009-10, (the latest period for which figures are available).

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his estimate is of the average waiting time for insulation work to be carried out under the Warm Front scheme in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009. (285193)

The following table details the average waiting times for insulation measures delivered by Warm Front in years 2006-07 to 2008-09 and from 1 March to 9 May in 2009-10.(the latest period for which figures are available).

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in each region (a) were eligible for and (b) received grants under the Warm Front Scheme in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (286485)

The Department does not record how many households are eligible for a Warm Front grant in each region.

The following table details how many households in each Government office region received grants under the Warm Front scheme in each of the last five years.