Question follow-through · 6285
Insulation: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation on the energy efficiency of homes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation on the energy efficiency of homes.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Cavity wall insulation is one the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures, saving up to £300 a year on occupants’ energy bills. However, Government recognises that there are instances of cavity wall insulation being defective or installed in unsuit...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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