A recent poll from Green Deal Dialogue group shows that large sections of the House of Commons have not engaged with the energy-efficiency scheme. The poll revealed that half of MPs have no plans to help promote the Green Deal in their area.
A survey of 100 MPs conducted by the e Green Deal Dialogue group, whose members include developer Land Securities, roof window product specialists Velux and the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), found 21% were unlikely to promote it, 20% had “no plans” and 11% were unsure.
According to the head of sustainability and engineering at Land Securities Neil Pennell “a lot of work needs to be done in order to sell the Green Deal to MPs as a viable mechanism for funding energy efficiency improvements in the domestic sector.” He continued to add that “The case for Green Deal in the commercial property sector is even less well developed and unless a compelling case can be made we believe that take up will be very low.”
The survey further revealed that while 59% of the MPs understood the principle of the scheme only 30% understood its funding structure. A further 35% did not know how it would be paid for.
It has been implied that while the Green Deal becomes increasingly complex, the level of understanding will simple not improve and it has been suggested that if the MPs cannot understand the scheme the how are homeowners expected to understand the complex nature of the scheme.
