Question reference: S1W-00033
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 2 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 16 June 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for dealing with fuel poverty in Scotland.
Answer
We attach high priority to tackling fuel poverty in Scotland. We are pursuing this through the new £12 million Warm Deal which will come into effect on 1 July 1999 and will help low-income households in all sectors of the stock and provide work for unemployed youngsters. The investment programmes which will flow from the New Housing Partnerships initiatives and the resources available to local authorities for works to their own stock will also reduce the number of fuel poor.