Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 214561, on the green deal scheme, what confidentiality reasons prevent that data being broken down to a lower geographical area.

The Department reports the number of 'live' Green Deal Plans (with measures installed) by Region, up to 30th June 2014 in Table 1.7 of the quarterly official statistics publication.

As at the end of June 2014 there were 1,587 'live' Green Deal Plans in Great Britain. These are not evenly distributed across all local authorities, and it remains possible that a household may be identifiable if they were the only household to have a Green Deal finance Plan in their Local Authority area. This would not be consistent with the fair processing notice that they were given when they entered the plan.