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Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Wednesday 28th December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were retrofitted as a result of the Green Homes Grant in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency as of 31 October 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Information on the number of households with at least one measure installed by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.

Information on the number of households upgraded by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme can be found in table 11 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what was the average amount given to homeowners who had successful applications to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Answered by Graham Stuart

BEIS estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency was £4,410 for the main scheme and £6,199 for the low-income scheme.

Information on the number of applications by application stage for Green Homes Grant voucher (GHGV) scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme were successful in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Answered by Graham Stuart

BEIS estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency was £4,410 for the main scheme and £6,199 for the low-income scheme.

Information on the number of applications by application stage for Green Homes Grant voucher (GHGV) scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Hounslow
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were retrofitted as a result of the Green Homes Grant in the London Borough of Hounslow as of 31 October 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Information on the number of households with at least one measure installed by local authority for the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme be found in table 4.3 accompanying the latest release.

Information on the number of households upgraded under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme can be found in table 8 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Hounslow
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme were successful in (a) Brentford and Isleworth constituency and (b) the London Borough of Hounslow.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Information on the number of applications by application stage for Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme by local authority and parliamentary constituency can be found in tables 4.3 and 4.4 respectively accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many jobs did the Green Homes Grant support in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Answered by Graham Stuart

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the voucher scheme, including analysis of scheme outcomes and evidence collected from scheme applicants and other stakeholders, is being undertaken by an independent research organisation. The evaluation includes an assessment of the effect of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme on jobs, with findings available in Summer 2023.


Written Question
Energy Efficiency Taskforce
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

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 Answer of 24 November 2022 to Question 92183 on Green Homes Grant Scheme, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Energy Efficiency Taskforce in reducing levels in the demand for energy by (a) households, (b) businesses and (c) the public sector.

Answered by Graham Stuart

More details on the scope and membership of the Taskforce will be announced in due course.


Written Question
Energy: Buildings and Industry
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

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 Answer of 24 November 2022 to Question 92183 on Green Homes Grant Scheme, what recent progress his Department has made on reducing energy demand from buildings and industry by 15 per cent by 2030.

Answered by Graham Stuart

More details on the scope and membership of the Taskforce will be announced in due course.


Written Question
Housing: Leeds North West
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in which wards in Leeds North West constituency has external wall insulation been fitted to residential property.

Answered by Graham Stuart

BEIS estimates that under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO)and Green Homes Grant (GHG) government schemes, external wall insulation measures have been installed in some households in all wards in Leeds North West constituency.

The ward in Leeds North West constituency with the highest number of government funded retrofitting measures installed is Weetwood. These measures have been funded through the following government schemes: ECO, GHG schemes, Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS). The order from highest to lowest is as follows:

1.Weetwood

2.Headingley & Hyde Park

3.Otley & Yeadon

4.Adel & Wharfedale


Written Question
Housing: Energy
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which wards in Leeds North West constituency have the highest number of homes with retrofitting measures installed.

Answered by Graham Stuart

BEIS estimates that under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO)and Green Homes Grant (GHG) government schemes, external wall insulation measures have been installed in some households in all wards in Leeds North West constituency.

The ward in Leeds North West constituency with the highest number of government funded retrofitting measures installed is Weetwood. These measures have been funded through the following government schemes: ECO, GHG schemes, Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS). The order from highest to lowest is as follows:

1.Weetwood

2.Headingley & Hyde Park

3.Otley & Yeadon

4.Adel & Wharfedale