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Sarah Newton
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(5 years, 6 months ago)
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Chris Skidmore
It should be borne in mind that the fuel poverty metric is relative, which means that the number of people in fuel poverty will always fluctuate between 10% and 12%. It is important to focus on the average fuel poverty gap, which fell to £326 in 2016 from £341 in 2015.
Mr Speaker
Cornwall is a very considerable distance from the north-east, but I think that the Minister just about broadened the question.
Sarah Newton
We have been making good progress in reducing fuel poverty in Cornwall, but we could really do with some help with supercharging that progress. When will the Government publish their plan to deliver the excellent home energy efficiency targets in the clean growth strategy? If we could do that, it would save people, on average, about £400 a year.