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The Planning system – Government states its intentions

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New HBF Chief Executive

Robert Ashmead joins HBF as new Chief Executive

Wokingham Select Committee on Flooding letter July 2001

Letter to Wokingham DC's select committee inquiry on flooding. Making the general point that new house building has not been responsible for the recent floodin…

Energy Efficiency, Written Answer 18 Nov 1997

Source: Hansard. Q: Lynne Jones MP. A: Angela Eagle MP. Government measures to improve the energy efficiency of homes.

Energy Efficiency, Written Answer 30 Nov 2000

Source: Hansard. Q: Dafydd Wigley MP. A: Michael Meacher MP. The English House Condition Survey 1996 shows that the average SAP rating of the housing stock was…

Energy Efficiency, Written Answer 15 Jun 2000

Source: Hansard. Q: Angela Smith MP. A: Nick Raynsford MP. Announcing the publication of a consultation on proposals to revise Part L of the Building Regulatio…

Energy Conservation, Written Answer 9 Feb 2000

Source: Hansard. Q: Hilary Benn MP. A: Bev Hughes MP. Energy consumption of new dwellings built to existing Building Regulations could be halved if built using…

Fuel Poor Households, Written Answer 31 Jan 2001

Source: Hansard. Q: Jim Cousins MP. A: Michael Meacher MP. The number of "fuel poor" households (ie those that need to spend more than 10% of their income in o…

Fuel Poverty, Written Answer 9 Apr 2001

Source: Hansard. Q: Don Foster MP. A: Michael Meacher MP. Provisional estimates indicate that 1 million households left fuel poverty, 1996-99.