INCREASED INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN OLDER HOUSING

Early day motion 1377, tabled 16 January 2006 by Martin Caton (Labour). Signed by 68 members.

That this House applauds the decision of the German government to establish a new programme to bring all pre-1978 homes in Germany up to contemporary energy standards by 2025; notes that each year from now until that date some five per cent. of such older housing will be refurbished; congratulates the Germans on their plan to quadruple their annual energy saving budget to one billion pounds to be used to provide direct subsidies for domestic energy efficiency measures; believes that improvement in energy conservation has a major contribution to make in tackling climate change; further notes that a UK Government interdepartmental task force is currently investigating energy use in existing buildings; and urges the Government to take this opportunity to consider introducing and investing in a scheme similar to the new German model.

Signatures by party: Labour 41, Liberal Democrat 13, DUP 5, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.