Nola Marino (Forrest, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that all installations under his home insulation scheme have been compliant with the National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres? Can the Prime Minister also guarantee that under his home insulation scheme no householder or installer is at risk from imported insulation that may contain or have been treated with cancer-causing agents?

Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for her question. On the question of the standards of the materials used within the Home Insulation Program, I refer the honourable member to earlier statements by Minister Garrett, Minister Combet and me concerning the building standards which were incorporated into the program. Secondly, in terms of the individual circumstances concerning individual houses, I say to the honourable member that the inspection program for foil has been detailed by the minister responsible for energy efficiency. The inspection program for non-foil insulation also has been outlined by him. We will be dealing with each practical problem as it arises for the households concerned.