HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION BILL AND DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS

Early day motion 1136, tabled 16 April 2002 by Desmond Turner (Labour). Signed by 263 members.

That this House welcomes the publication of the PIU Report on energy (the Energy Review) and notes that as regards domestic energy efficiency it recommends a target of a 20 per cent. improvement by 2010 based on current levels; also notes that this target is virtually identical to the target set by the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 of a 30 per cent. improvement based on 1996 levels, and so supports the Home Energy Conservation Bill 2002 which would make the targets statutory thus ensuring that they are met; further notes that the 2002 Bill has been welcomed by the recent DTI Select Committee Report, Security of Energy Supply; agrees with the statement made by the Leader of the House on 14th February that he 'hopes that the Bill will reach a statute book' (Official Report, column 317); welcomes the statement made on 13th March by the Minister for Employment and the Regions that 'the Government supported the Bill on Second Reading and will continue to support it' (Official Report, column 292WH); and looks forward to the Bill completing its passage through this House on 10th May.

Signatures by party: Labour 164, Liberal Democrat 47, Conservative 32, Labour/Co-operative 15, Plaid Cymru 4, UUP 1.