Parliamentary Questions - Written Replies

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: David Maclean, Minister of State for the Environment,said a study of improvements under the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in 1991-92 showed mean potential fuel bill savings of pounds 39 a year, although 77 per cent of the potential energy saving was taken as improved warmth. The study, carried out by consultants commissioned by the Building Research Establishment, also found CO2 levels were potentially reduced by an average of 0.7 tonnes a year, although the actual saving was 0.14 tonnes.

HOUSING: The Housing Corporation estimates that it has funded the provision of at least 60,000 new homes under its Approved Development Programme in the last financial year, Tony Baldy, Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, said.