That this House notes the enormous support from honourable Members of all parties for the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last session, when 351 honourable Members signed a motion calling for it to become law; notes that the Bill required the Secretary of State to draw up a programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures were taken on 500,000 homes per year over a period of 15 years with the aim of ending fuel poverty in the United Kingdom; recognises that such a programme would improve public health, benefit the environment and create jobs; welcomes the announcement of 11th November 1999 of an Inter-Ministerial Group to examine the way ahead on fuel poverty with a remit to set a target date for eliminating the problem; and hopes that there will be time this session to discuss and pass a Bill that will lead to an end to the problem of fuel poverty.

That this House notes the enormous support from honourable Members of all parties for the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last session, when 351 honourable Members signed a motion calling for it to become law; notes that the Bill required the Secretary of...

That this House commends the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last Session by a cross-party group of honourable Members which would require the Secretary of State to draw up a 15 year programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures are taken on 500,000 homes per year over a period of 15 years; acknowledges that such a programme is designed to end fuel poverty in the United Kingdom; recognises that it would benefit the environment and create jobs; notes that the Bill does not create powers of entry into private homes; further notes that it does not involve compelling private individuals to carry out works, but rather relies on persuasion and promotion; and hopes that there will be time to discuss and pass the Bill in this Session.

That this House commends the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Bill introduced in the last Session by a cross-party group of honourable Members which would require the Secretary of State to draw up a 15 year programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures are taken...

That this House, believing that home insulation is beneficial both to occupiers and the environment, shares the view of three Select Committee reports, namely the Energy Committee in 1989 and again in 1991 and the Environment Committee in 1993 that houses should be rated for energy efficiency; believes that an excellent time to achieve this desirable end is at the point of sale; notes that since the initiative to achieve this was launched in 1984 by the Energy Secretary, the former Right honourable Member for Worcester, there have been a number of attempts to persuade mortgage lenders to include energy ratings as part of mortgage surveys, including the efforts of the former Minister for Energy Conservation the former Member for Hertfordshire West, but that all these have had little or no success; notes, too, that an initiative would add only a few minutes onto a mortgage survey; and therefore supports the Energy Efficiency Bill sponsored by the honourable Member for Devon West and Torridge and a cross-party group of honourable Members, which will require mortgage lenders to include energy ratings and energy advice in their mortgage surveys and also to take reasonable steps to promote the benefits of energy efficiency to existing borrowers.

That this House, believing that home insulation is beneficial both to occupiers and the environment, shares the view of three Select Committee reports, namely the Energy Committee in 1989 and again in 1991 and the Environment Committee in 1993 that houses should be rated for energy efficiency; believes that an...

That this House commends the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 year Programme) Bill introduced in the last Session by a cross-party group of honourable Members which would require the Secretary of State to draw up a 15 year programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures are taken on 500,000 houses per year over a period of 15 years; acknowledges that such a programme is designed to end fuel poverty in the United Kingdom; recognises that it would benefit the environment and create jobs; notes that the Bill does not create powers of entry in private homes; further notes that it does not involve compelling private individuals to carry out works, but rather relies on persuasion and promotion; and hopes that there will be time to discuss and pass the Bill in this Session.

That this House commends the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 year Programme) Bill introduced in the last Session by a cross-party group of honourable Members which would require the Secretary of State to draw up a 15 year programme of action to ensure that energy conservation measures are taken...