INCREASED INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN OLDER HOUSING

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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.