Housing: Insulation
(asked on 21st October 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answers of 30 September 2019 to Questions 290348 and 290347 on Housing: Insulation, if she will make an estimate of the amount of (a) insulation and (b) combustible building materials that have been installed in homes under the (i) Energy Company Obligation, (ii) Carbon Emissions Reduction Target, (iii) Community Energy Saving Programme and (iv) Green Deal.
The table below shows the number of insulation measures installed under the listed policies. The Government does not have data about the materials installed though they would only be eligible if they met the relevant Building Regulations at the time.
Professional insulation measures installed through selected Government schemes, 2008-2019
Thousands | ||||
| Energy Company Obligation | Carbon Emissions Reduction Target | Community Energy Saving Programme (2009-2012) | Green Deal |
Cavity Wall Insulation | 897 | 2,569 | 3 | 0 |
Solid Wall Insulation | 185 | 59 | 80 | 3 |
Loft Insulation* | 595 | 3,897 | 24 | 1 |
Other Insulation | 28 | 462 | 15 | 1 |
Total insulation | 1,705 | 6,987 | 122 | 6 |
* In addition, approximately 113 million m2 of DIY insulation material was provided under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT).