Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 7.5 of the Fuel Poverty Strategy, on what date the first annual fuel poverty debate in Parliament was held; and when the Government plans to timetable the next such debate.

Fuel poverty has received Parliamentary scrutiny in Westminster Hall debates held on November 24^th 2015 and February 6^th 2016 and in the House of Lords on October 25^th 2016. Government also published a report setting out annual fuel poverty statistics on June 30^th 2016.

The Department recognises the importance of Government holding an annual debate on this topic in Parliament, and will seek to schedule a debate as soon as Parliamentary time allows.