Fuel Poverty Bill 2008-09
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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2nd Reading: House of Commons 20 March, 2009
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20.03.2009
Latest Bill
| House | Bill | Date |
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Bill as Introduced | PDF version, 94KB | 12.03.2009 |
Latest news on the Bill
This Bill was on the Order Paper 16 October, to resume the adjourned Second Reading from 20 March, but there was not enough time for debate on that day.
This Bill has since been dropped by its spopnsor Mr David Heath.
Summary of the Bill
The provisions of the Bill would
- require the Government to introduce an energy efficiency programme to bring existing homes up to current energy efficiency levels
- impose a duty on energy suppliers to offer social tariffs to limit vulnerable households’ exposure to high energy bills
- reinforce the legal duty on the Government to act to end fuel poverty.
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