Boiler Scrappage Scheme - 25th February 2010

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Boiler Scrappage Scheme.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2010-02-25/debates/10022591000026/BoilerScrappageScheme

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Joan Ruddock)

The boiler scrappage scheme commenced on 5 January this year and is proving to be highly successful. It has, to date, received more than 95,000 applications. The scheme contributes to DECC’s objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the UK through reduced energy consumption and to ensure that the UK benefits from the business and employment opportunities of a low-carbon future. We estimate that the scheme will reduce CO 2 emissions by between 1.1 million and 1.4 million tonnes a year.

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Joan Ruddock

From what the hon. Gentleman has said, perhaps Ministers ought to be taking a course in plumbing, although I must tell him that I have no plans to do so. I have a condensing boiler myself, and my external run-off pipe has not frozen, but he may be correct about this being something that we need to look into. However, I hope that he will not want to detract in any way from the great success of the boiler scrappage scheme and the huge savings in CO 2 emissions—and therefore the good effects on climate change—that it is achieving.

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