A Bill to make further provision about fuel poverty; and for connected purposes.
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.
House of Commons
26 October 2009
The Fuel Poverty Bill would require the government to run an energy efficiency programme to upgrade existing homes to current energy efficiency standards. It would also place a duty on energy suppliers to offer social tariffs to help vulnerable households cope with high energy bills, and strengthen the government’s legal duty to end fuel poverty.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; if it progresses, it would move through committee, report, and third reading stages before potentially passing into law.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
