<p>The Environment Portfolio </p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:06, 11 January 2017

(Translated)

I’m also very pleased to see the funding being restored to the environment portfolio in terms of flood prevention and mitigation. But, I would like to ask you specifically today about another additional allocation, which is the £40 million over four years of capital funding that you have allocated for energy efficiency. If I recall correctly, you said yesterday that this would be sufficient for 25,000 homes. So, I’d like to ask you more about what the Cabinet Secretary for climate change has asked you for. Is this a scheme for homes only? Does it cover businesses and the public sector too? How can we as an Assembly monitor the success of this scheme in terms of energy efficiency and the number of properties that are safeguarded in this way, and the energy savings and the financial savings that accrue to the community?