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Fuel Poverty (No.2) Bill

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2008-09

Last updated: 29 October 2009 at 18:16

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Long title

A Bill to make further provision about fuel poverty; and for connected purposes.

Summary

The Bill would set a target of the end of 2016 for offering to the number of households defined as being in fuel poverty an energy efficiency package. This target could only be amended by a Statutory Instrument, after consultation. The provisions require that the package must be based on a ‘whole house’ approach, should entail no installation cost to the householder and be good enough to take the household out of fuel poverty or raise the property to Energy Performance Certificate band C. The measures taken may include insulation, microgeneration and district heating. The Bill would also:

  • require the Government to publish a fuel poverty strategy and a fuel poverty annual report
  • require energy suppliers to provide energy assistance packages to the fuel poor.

Sponsor

Dr Alan Whitehead
Labour
Southampton, Test

Current version of the Bill

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Bill started in the House of Commons
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