As blogged here back in December, four Lib Dem MPs were drawn in the top 20 for the Private Members’ Bills ballot for the 2008-09 session. David Heath won second place, and has today announced that he will be bringing forward a bill on ending fuel poverty, the proposals for which formed part of the Lib Dems’ Green Road out of Recession package.
The Fuel Poverty Bill will bring in two measures:
• A major energy efficiency programme to bring existing homes up to the current energy efficiency levels enjoyed by modern homes; and
• Social tariffs to limit vulnerable households’ exposure to high-energy bills.
The measures in the bill have received the backing of many major charities and campaign groups, including Help the Aged, Friends of the Earth, Consumer Focus and the Association for the Conservation of Energy.
As a result of coming second in the private member’s bill ballot, David is guaranteed time for his bill to be debated in the House of Commons on a private member’s bill Friday. The date for the debate has not yet been set, but it is likely to be in March.
Follow @libdemvoice.org on Bluesky
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe to our feed
Sign-up for our daily email digest
Offside: politics meets football in Iran
Tory fury at VAT on school fees is all about social class
National Crime Agency asked to look at Reform UK funding
Pantomime or politics?
Book Offer - Signed copies of Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party 1962-79
Roland
Paul Walter
Dennis Delice
Peter Martin
3 Comments
Good choice.
Excellent choice. The Green Road Out of Recession is a superb piece of policy that we should continue to highlight.
Although I lobbied for another Bill, for the record I think this is an excellent choice (and I’m not just saying that because Ron Bailey, my Campaigns Director who is also helping out with the Fuel Poverty Bill, told me to!).