The change to eligibility criteria for Stage 4, that I announced in November 2009, came into effect on 21 December 2009, following an amendment to the regulations.ª While information about the Energy Assistance Package is not held at constituency level, I am happy to provide the figures for East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. ªThe numbers of households living in homes with a Band E energy performance that have been surveyed and accepted for Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package, between 21 December 2009 and 31 January 2010 are as follows: East Ayrshire 13 South Ayrshire 20 S3W-31698