Greg Barker comment on fuel poverty statistics
皇冠体育app fuel poverty annual report and fuel poverty statistics for 2011 were released today.
Commenting on today鈥檚 fuel poverty annual report and fuel poverty statistics for 2011, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said:
鈥淚 am very encouraged by this modest fall in the number of households living in fuel poverty.
鈥淏ut there is absolutely no room for complacency. 皇冠体育appre is still an unacceptably high number of people living in cold, damp, unhealthy conditions.
鈥淗owever after years of year on year growth in the number of fuel poor households we are starting to make progress, but the Coalition Government is determined to do even more.
鈥淲hile we can鈥檛 control volatile international energy prices, which always have the potential to undermine progress, it is clear that our determined focus on improving home energy efficiency is proving a highly effective weapon in this battle.鈥�