Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 7 July 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Baroness Coffey. The answering member was Lord Barker of Battle.

Fuel Poverty (Rural Britain)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on fuel poverty in rural areas.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 513 c69-93WH
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department of Energy and Climate Change
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Albert Owen | 513 c91WH (Link to this contribution) I hope the hon. Gentleman will not regret offering an open-door policy to Members such as me. He is ...; Lord Barker of Battle | 513 c91-2WH (Link to this contribution) I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's comments, but he will also appreciate that we are in a resource-co...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 513 c92WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Lord Barker of Battle | 513 c92-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am afraid that I do not have time. We want to go further to ensure that support is available. The...; Baroness Coffey | 513 c70WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The extent of solid-wall housing is a particular issue that cavi...; Andrew George | 513 c70WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is making good progress on this matter. She mentioned Warm Front, which was a national...; Baroness Coffey | 513 c69-70WH (Link to this contribution) I recognise that there are issues such as competition, and the impact made by Calor Gas was a succes...; Robert Smith | 513 c70WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this subject before the House. She makes an important point...; Albert Owen | 513 c72-3WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on initiating this very important deb...; Robert Smith | 513 c73WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right to say that the price is the issue. The problem was that in the early da...; Baroness Coffey | 513 c71-2WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. The issue is particularly prevalent in rural areas, where prices have meant...; Roger Williams | 513 c69WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is right to say that some of the issues that we will debate this morning are devolved....; Baroness Coffey | 513 c69WH (Link to this contribution) First, I thank Mr Speaker for granting what I hope will be an important exploratory debate. I welcom...; Andrew George | 513 c74WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman. He will be aware that the level at which ground source heat pumps a...; Albert Owen | 513 c74-5WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman knows me well enough to know that I would not pander to the previous Labour Gover...; Baroness Coffey | 513 c75WH (Link to this contribution) This is a genuine question. I was under the impression that rules had gone out saying that universal...; Albert Owen | 513 c75-6WH (Link to this contribution) Things certainly have improved, but the change has not been advertised very openly. When people have...; Speaker | 513 c76WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Five hon. Members are indicating that they want to speak, which means that they have about ei...; Tim Farron | 513 c77-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Betts. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for S...; Albert Owen | 513 c73-4WH (Link to this contribution) I agree partly with what the hon. Gentleman says. It is easy to be wise after the event. He will rem...; Albert Owen | 513 c74WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome that intervention, but that is not the point that I am making. I am saying that we should ...; Mike Weir | 513 c74WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman accept that there are two problems with that? First, there are many rural ar...; Mark Williams | 513 c83WH (Link to this contribution) I am happy to endorse that point. Although I represent a coastal constituency and live on a cliff to...; Albert Owen | 513 c83WH (Link to this contribution) In defence of the Welsh Assembly Government, they tried to amend the scheme so that the elderly and ...; Mark Williams | 513 c82WH (Link to this contribution) It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. In the short time available to me, I will...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 513 c83WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman mentioned the package of issues that face us. Some 53% of people in my constituen...; Gregory Campbell | 513 c82WH (Link to this contribution) What the hon. Lady says about the inadequacy of housing stock is important. Does she agree that in m...; Sarah Wollaston | 513 c82WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that comment. Unfortunately, the BMJ study did not comment on that as...; Sarah Wollaston | 513 c81-2WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on securing the debate. Man...; Speaker | 513 c81WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Before I call the next speaker, I should say that it would be really helpful if Members limit...; Mike Weir | 513 c79-81WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, but there are other pressures, not least climate change...; Robert Smith | 513 c79WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman think that the differential could become a more serious problem? Given the c...; Lord Barker of Battle | 513 c89-91WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, am glad to be serving under your chairmanship for the first time as a Minister in Westminste...; Speaker | 513 c86WH (Link to this contribution) I thank all hon. Members for their co-operation in getting the timing right, so we have time for the...; Emily Thornberry | 513 c86-8WH (Link to this contribution) May I begin, Mr Betts, by saying that it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the firs...; Albert Owen | 513 c88WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend talks about incentives for gas networks to be extended and for the grid distributors ...; Emily Thornberry | 513 c88-9WH (Link to this contribution) That is right, and, in fact, many of the characteristics to which my hon. Friend refers are part of ...; Roger Williams | 513 c84WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great privilege to take part in this important debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Su...; Speaker | 513 c84WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Let me say to hon. Members that I intend to start the winding-up speeches no later than 10.40...; Roger Williams | 513 c85-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman anticipates a point that I was about to make. Let me repeat though that a recepti...; Andrew Bridgen | 513 c85WH (Link to this contribution) Could we not do more to promote local group buying schemes to balance the uncompetitive market and g...; Mark Williams | 513 c83-4WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome that aspect, but I question its timing, and that was the point I was trying to make. Last...; Lord Barker of Battle | 513 c92WH (Link to this contribution) I shall not take interventions, because I am very short on time. The green deal will bring in new ca...; Mike Weir | 513 c78-9WH (Link to this contribution) I am very pleased to take part in the debate and I congratulate the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal ...
Subjects: Costs Grants Fuel poverty Heating Warm front scheme Natural gas Prices Liquefied petroleum gas Rural areas Social tariffs
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Fuel Poverty (Rural Britain)

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