WARM HOMES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION

Early day motion 317, tabled 25 January 2000 by Alan Simpson (Labour). Signed by 390 members.

That this House notes the enormous support from honourable Members of all parties for the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last session, when 351 honourable Members signed a motion calling for it to become law; notes that the Bill required the Secretary of State to draw up a programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures were taken on 500,000 homes per year over a period of 15 years with the aim of ending fuel poverty in the United Kingdom; recognises that such a programme would improve public health, benefit the environment and create jobs; welcomes the announcement of 11th November 1999 of an Inter-Ministerial Group to examine the way ahead on fuel poverty with a remit to set a target date for eliminating the problem; and hopes that there will be time this session to discuss and pass a Bill that will lead to an end to the problem of fuel poverty.

Signatures by party: Labour 253, Conservative 49, Liberal Democrat 46, Labour/Co-operative 17, UUP 7, Scottish National Party 5, Plaid Cymru 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.