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Tackling Fuel Poverty In Wales

EDM number 339 in 2006-07, proposed by Jenny Willott on 29/11/2006.

That this House notes with deep concern the rise in fuel poverty in Wales from 140,000 Welsh households in 2004 to over 300,000 this winter, which is one in four Welsh households; further notes with deep concern the welfare and health of thousands of Welsh pensioners and low income families who will be unable to afford to heat their homes this winter; further notes that last winter there were 1,500 excess winter deaths in Wales; further notes with disappointment the lack of new measures to tackle fuel poverty in the Government's energy review; believes far more needs to be done in Wales to tackle fuel poverty; and strongly urges the Government to consider expanding its fuel poverty strategy by reducing VAT on energy efficiency materials, reversing its decision to impose VAT on Energy Savings Trust expenditure, increasing winter fuel payments and encouraging those eligible to invest some of their money into upgrading the energy efficiency of the home, substantially increasing the energy efficiency standards of new buildings at least in line with EU law, requiring all new buildings to have smart meters installed as standard and strongly encouraging the uptake of microgeneration units.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jennifer Willott29/11/2006Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratProposed
Lembit 29/11/2006MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mark Williams29/11/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
Roger Williams29/11/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSeconded
Simon Hughes29/11/2006North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George29/11/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Gregory Campbell30/11/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
John Leech30/11/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed04/12/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea05/12/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Mark Hunter05/12/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams05/12/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams05/12/2006CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Featherstone07/12/2006Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/12/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Sammy Wilson11/12/2006East AntrimDUPSigned
Phil Willis12/12/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce08/01/2007GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson08/01/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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