{"value":{"id":659691,"askingMemberId":298,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2016-12-15T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2016-12-19T00:00:00","uin":"57830","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the use of Green Open Homes as part of a national energy efficiency strategy.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3991,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government provided funding for Green Open Homes to kick start the initiative. The intention was that the scheme would reach a position where it could be sustained by industry support as it provides an opportunity for companies to showcase energy efficiency improvements. The original period of Government support was extended and the value of the scheme will now be demonstrated by whether industry support is forthcoming. Government continues to ensure there is significant support for domestic energy efficiency through the Energy Company Obligation.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Housing: Carbon Emissions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/659691","method":"GET"}]}