PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coal: Heating (5 March 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average cost or saving of switching from coal to other sold fuels, by region.
Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
Answer
The Government Response to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood was published on 21 February this year. The accompanying Impact Assessment includes a table which provides a regional, energy efficiency adjusted cost analysis for coal and smokeless fuels. This indicates that savings will be made in all the regions considered if households switch from coal to the cheapest smokeless fuel.
The Impact Assessment can be viewed at:
Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
10 March 2020
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