Tag: Dr Alan Whitehead

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-04-03.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to implement the recommendations of the second State of Natural Capital report on (a) sustaining economic growth and (b) providing public services; and if he will make a statement.

Nicky Morgan

The NCC’s report contains a range of recommendations which the Government needs to consider collectively. The Government will respond to the NCC’s report once it has fully considered it.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-03-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of homes classified as solid wall construction and built before 1920 that possess fillable cavities.

Gregory Barker

The English Housing Survey shows there were 4 million homes built in England before 1919 of non cavity wall construction. It is possible that a proportion of these could possess fillable cavities, although no estimate on how many is available.

The tool used to produce the above figure can be accessed from the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cambridge-housing-energy-tool-guidance-note

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-03-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of treatable cavity wall homes in areas prone to flooding treated with inappropriate filling agents.

Gregory Barker

DECC does not hold data on the materials that have been used to fill individual cavity walls.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-03-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consultation he plans on regulations relating to houses in multiple occupation as part of the forthcoming consultation on regulations relating to minimum standards of energy efficiency for the private rented sector.

Gregory Barker

The Department intends to publically consult on the regulations relating to Minimum Standards of Energy Efficiency in the Private Rental Sector (secondary regulations for section 43 of the Energy Act 2011) before summer 2014. How the regulations may apply to houses in multiple occupation is expected to form part of this consultation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-03-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what modelling he has undertaken of the viability of the offtaker of last resort system for independent renewable energy generators under the revised arrangements for auctions for contracts for difference for established technologies.

Gregory Barker

We do not consider that the method of allocating Contracts for Difference (CfDs) has a direct impact on the viability of the offtaker of last resort (OLR).

We have recently consulted on the OLR and are currently considering responses. Based on those responses, we will consider whether further modelling is necessary to ensure/verify that the OLR is viable as proposed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research his Department has conducted on the accuracy of assumptions made in the National Housing Condition Survey that all stone properties built before 1920 are of solid wall construction.

Gregory Barker

DECC has not undertaken any research into the accuracy of the assumptions made in the English Housing Survey that all stone properties built before 1920 are of solid wall construction.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Alan Whitehead on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what provisions for the uprating of homes in multiple occupation to energy performance Band E he plans to include in his Department’s consultation on the implementation of clause 43 of the Energy Act 2011.

Gregory Barker

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 3 Apr 2014, Official Report, Column 802W.