Parliament Website

Cavity Wall Insulation

EDM number 633 in 2016-17, proposed by Hywel Williams on 01/11/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Energy conservation and Housing.

That this House notes that cavity wall insulation (CWI) has been installed in millions of homes in successive government-backed schemes, but that in many cases the insulation has failed, acting not as a barrier to keep heat on the inside but as a bridge to allow water penetration from the outside; further notes that the actual number of failures is unknown and that the consequential damp and other related and very serious problems have blighted the lives of householders for years; notes that many victims are older, disabled or vulnerable people; notes that many installation companies have gone out of business and that the industry guarantee scheme has serious failings, including a defensive and sometimes hostile attitude to claimants and provides a guarantee not compensation; notes that successful extraction of CWI is difficult and sometimes poorly completed, leading to further problems; commends the tireless work of Civalli, the victims support group; and calls on the Government to institute measures to actively identify potential victims, rectify failed installations and provide proper compensation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hywel Williams01/11/2016ArfonPlaid CymruProposed
Alan Meale02/11/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon02/11/2016StrangfordDUPSeconded
Margaret Ritchie02/11/2016South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jonathan Edwards02/11/2016Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Martyn Day02/11/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Owen Smith02/11/2016PontypriddLabourSigned
Gavin Robinson02/11/2016Belfast EastDUPSigned
Liz Saville Roberts02/11/2016Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Flynn03/11/2016Newport WestLabourSigned
Mark Williams03/11/2016CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Blackford04/11/2016Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Mark Durkan07/11/2016FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Keith Vaz07/11/2016Leicester EastLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham07/11/2016Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Graham Stringer14/11/2016Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman21/11/2016HuddersfieldLabourSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.