Graham Stuart corrected a written answer on Housing: Energy

3 October 2022 · Commons written answer · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alan Brown (Scottish National Party, Kilmarnock and Loudoun) asked written question 51773 on 20 September 2022. Graham Stuart answered on 28 September 2022 for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Graham Stuart corrected the answer on 3 October 2022. The corrected text adds the figures 1,323, 1,881, 10,856, 12,678, 14,560, 15,883, which the original did not give. Altogether 103 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were upgraded to energy performance certificate band C in each year since 2010.

Original and corrected answer

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Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested: \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report . It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.	Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested: Estimated Number of Dwellings in England by Energy Efficiency Rating (Thousands) \| A-C \| D-G \| Number of homes improved to Band A-C[1] 2009 \| 2,595 \| 19,740 \| 2010 \| 2,971 \| 19,573 \| 167 2011 \| 3,348 \| 19,406 \| 167 2012 \| 4,141 \| 18,577 \| 829 2013 \| 5,373 \| 17,881 \| 696 2014 \| 6,125 \| 17,246 \| 635 2015 \| 6,700 \| 16,843 \| 403 2016 \| 7,049 \| 16,684 \| 159 2017 \| 7,214 \| 16,736 \| -52 2018 \| 8,290 \| 15,883 \| 853 2019 \| 9,854 \| 14,560 \| 1,323 2020 \| 10,856 \| 12,678 \| 1,881 Source: English Housing Survey [1] The estimate of homes upgraded to band A-C from D-G has been derived by subtraction of the previous year’s estimate of D-G homes. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report . It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.

Original

Corrected

Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested:
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report .
It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.

Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested:
Estimated Number of Dwellings in England by Energy Efficiency Rating (Thousands)
| A-C
| D-G
| Number of homes improved to Band A-C[1]
2009
| 2,595
| 19,740
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2010
| 2,971
| 19,573
| 167
2011
| 3,348
| 19,406
| 167
2012
| 4,141
| 18,577
| 829
2013
| 5,373
| 17,881
| 696
2014
| 6,125
| 17,246
| 635
2015
| 6,700
| 16,843
| 403
2016
| 7,049
| 16,684
| 159
2017
| 7,214
| 16,736
| -52
2018
| 8,290
| 15,883
| 853
2019
| 9,854
| 14,560
| 1,323
2020
| 10,856
| 12,678
| 1,881
Source: English Housing Survey
[1] The estimate of homes upgraded to band A-C from D-G has been derived by subtraction of the previous year’s estimate of D-G homes.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report .
It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.

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