Cold Weather Credits
EDM number 1289 in 1990-91, proposed by William McKelvey on 21/10/1991.
That this House supports the Campaign for Cold Weather Credits because it considers that a dry warm home is not a luxury but should be the right of every citizen in this country and especially the elderly, sick, disabled and children at greater risk of hypothermia and cold-related illnesses during the winter months because of dampness, inadequately heated homes and high fuel costs; believes that an end to such sufferings could be achieved by integrating cold weather payments with an extension of the existing programme for home energy efficiency to be operated as cold weather credits by the Department of Energy and that such a shift from the DSS would reflect the reality that an estimated six million households in Britain live in homes which are difficult or impossible to heat to an adequate standard during the months of early December to late March; and believes that such a shift would also be beneficial because it will include an assessment of the costs to health and social services of the current failure to provide low income households with dry warm homes.
This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William McKelvey | 21/10/1991 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | Proposed | |
| Tom Cox | 21/10/1991 | Tooting | Signed | |
| Kenneth Eastham | 21/10/1991 | Manchester, Blackley | Signed | |
| Harry Ewing | 21/10/1991 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| George Foulkes | 21/10/1991 | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Signed | |
| John Garrett | 21/10/1991 | Norwich South | Signed | |
| Llin Golding | 21/10/1991 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 21/10/1991 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed | |
| Irene Adams | 21/10/1991 | Paisley North | Signed | |
| Jack Thompson | 21/10/1991 | Wansbeck | Signed | |
| Brian Wilson | 21/10/1991 | Cunninghame North | Signed | |
| Audrey Wise | 21/10/1991 | Preston | Signed | |
| David Clelland | 21/10/1991 | Tyne Bridge | Signed | |
| Richard Caborn | 21/10/1991 | Sheffield Central | Signed | |
| Dawn Primarolo | 21/10/1991 | Bristol South | Signed | |
| Stuart Randall | 21/10/1991 | Kingston upon Hull West | Signed | |
| Ernie Ross | 21/10/1991 | Dundee West | Signed | |
| Brian Sedgemore | 21/10/1991 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Signed | |
| Dennis Skinner | 21/10/1991 | Bolsover | Signed | |
| Adam Ingram | 21/10/1991 | East Kilbride | Signed | |
| Michael Martin | 21/10/1991 | Glasgow, Springburn | Signed | |
| John McAllion | 21/10/1991 | Dundee East | Signed | |
| Thomas McAvoy | 21/10/1991 | Glasgow, Rutherglen | Signed | |
| Ian McCartney | 21/10/1991 | Makerfield | Signed | |
| John McFall | 21/10/1991 | Dumbarton | Signed | |
| James Wray | 21/10/1991 | Glasgow Provan | Signed |
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