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
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The Fuel Poverty Bill would push the government to do more to help people keep warm without paying excessive energy costs. It would set up an energy efficiency programme to bring existing homes up to current standards, require energy suppliers to offer social tariffs to help vulnerable households with bills, and strengthen the government's legal duty to end fuel poverty.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to committee stage and further readings before becoming law.
Generated 21 February 2026
21 Jan 2009
20 Mar 2009
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.
