How many houses in (a) West Dunbartonshire, (b) Argyll and Bute and (c) Dumbarton parliamentary constituency are now centrally heated as a …

The Central Heating Installation Programme for local authorities began in April 2000. Under the programme, West Dunbartonshire Council installed central heating in 72 dwellings in 2001-02 and in 36 dwellings in 2002-03. Argyll and Bute installed central heating in 28 dwellings in 2001-02 and in 31 dwellings in 2002-03. All council houses in the areas concerned will have central heating by 31 March 2004, except where the tenant has refused the offer or the building is to be demolished.Eaga administer the Central Heating Installation Programme for owner-occupiers and private renters. They collect statistics by postcode area. The main postcode area for Dunbartonshire is G and Eaga report that they installed free central heating in that area in 1,188 dwellings in 2001-02 and have installed it in 1,689 dwellings in 2002-03 to date. The main postcode area for Argyll and Bute is PA. Eaga installed free central heating in that area in 292 dwellings in 2001-02 and have installed it in 395 dwellings in 2002-03 to date. All owner-occupiers and private renters in the areas concerned who apply for free central heating will have it by 31 March 2006.