Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Third Report
Energy efficiency and fuel poverty

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 May 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Background to the inquiry

Government objectives and targets

Progress against fuel poverty targets

Impact of price rises on fuel poverty levels

2 Effectiveness of policies and programmes

Effectiveness of targeting assistance

Prices

Pre-payment meters

Social tariffs

Rising block tariffs

Income measures

Cold Weather Payments

Winter Fuel Payment (WFP)

Maximising benefit take-up

Energy efficiency programmes

The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT)

Delivery of CERT

Smart meters

Warm Front

Decent Homes Standard

Housing Health and Safety Rating System

Hard to treat properties

New homes

Future proposals for energy efficiency programmes—Heat and Energy Saving Strategy Consultation

3 Resourcing programmes

Current programme expenditure

Scale of funding required

Balance of funding responsibilities—energy supply industry and Government roles

Transparency of funding sources

Awareness of support

4 A comprehensive approach

Delivery of a national action plan—an area based approach

Refocusing Government priorities

A comprehensive fuel poverty strategy and action plan

A national plan for energy efficiency

Conclusions and recommendations

Glossary of acronyms and terms used in this report

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of written evidence from HC (2007-08) 1099

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
8 December 2008
10 December 2008
15 December 2008
14 January 2009

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Prepared 10 June 2009