Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to his statement of 2 December 2013, Official Report, column 635, on energy bills, what estimate his Department has made of the likely reductions in solid wall insulations as a result of the proposed change to the energy company obligation.
Answer
The Department will publish its consultation on the proposed changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), including economic analysis of their potential impact, in the first quarter of 2014. The proposed changes to the ECO will oblige energy companies to provide a minimum number of homes with solid wall insulation. This will give certainty to this industry, allowing it to invest for the future.