Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor George Galloway (Respect Party), on Tuesday, 26 November 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 16 members in total.

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EXCESS WINTER DEATHS

That this House is ashamed and appalled by the massive increase in excess winter deaths last winter in England and Wales as detailed by the Office of National Statistics; notes that an estimated additional 31,100 people died, up 29 per cent over the previous year, most of these the frail and elderly; believes that these sad and unnecessary deaths were largely caused by cold and lack of heating, a consequence of this Government's austerity programme and the lack of regulation of the rapacious energy companies; contrasts this massive surge in fatalities with the ballooning profits of the big six energy companies, up 77 per cent in one year; and demands an emergency national insulation programme, a boost to the state pension, a nationally co-ordinated programme through local authorities to identify those most vulnerable to the cold, the immediate freezing of energy prices and a programme to bring energy supply into public ownership so that this avoidable tragedy is not repeated this winter and in the following years.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

804 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Alan Meale

Ronnie Campbell

Mark Durkan

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Death Energy Fuel poverty Older people Prices Weather

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk