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Debate between Eddie Hughes and Caroline Nokes
Monday 19th April 2021

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Eddie Hughes Portrait Eddie Hughes
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The green homes grant is of course a BEIS initiative, but I can tell the hon. Lady that although it was making encouraging progress—with over 96,000 applications, and 39,000 vouchers had been issued via the scheme—given the fact that it was not progressing quickly enough, we have taken stock and decided to reconsider our approach. Last month, the Secretary of State for BEIS announced £300 million of extra funding for green home upgrades through the local authority delivery element of the green homes grant scheme and the social housing decarbonisation fund. This brings the total spending on energy efficiency to £1.3 billion.

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con)
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What steps he is taking to support the re-opening of hospitality venues as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.