Fuel Poverty Debate
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Lord Palmer
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Fuel Poverty
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Lord Palmer (CB)
My Lords, in this day and age, is it not an absolute disgrace that any household should live in fuel poverty?
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
It is certainly a problem, and it has been a problem for successive Administrations. We are trying to move forward: as has been said, the Prime Minister has commented on this area. We need to reach right across the piece: recently I met Christians Against Poverty and discussed its work to help the most vulnerable in society. As with so many issues, this is quite complex. We need to move forward in the competition area, and with meters, and we need to make sure that the schemes for improving energy efficiency—a long-term way of reducing energy bills—are focused on those who really need them.