NEA and Parliament

NEA and Parliament



NEA recognises the importance of lobbying Government on necessary measures to enable some of the most vulnerable people in society to have warmer homes and on the need for policies to alleviate fuel poverty in the UK.

NEA's parliamentary unit is responsible for the following elements of work:

  • production and distribution of briefings for MPs and Peers on any legislation/regulations/policy impacting on fuel poverty
  • participation in coalition campaigns for new legislation on energy efficiency, fuel poverty and sustainable energy
  • oring Parliamentary business and activity relevant to fuel poverty and domestic energy efficiency for dissemination to NEA members and supporters
  • organising an annual winter campaign - Warm Homes Campaign - which involves constituency visits for MPs.
  • providing the secretariat for the Associate Parliamentary Warm Homes Group
  • organising events at the annual Party Political Conferences

    For more information on NEA's Parliamentary Unit, please contact: Jenny Saunders, Director of Communications

    For more information on the NEA and Parliament please click here.

    • Latest press releases 

    • NEA: Government fuel poverty initiatives are welcome but inadequate

      30/05/2008 - National Energy Action (NEA), the leading fuel poverty charity, has welcomed aspects of today’s Ofgem and Government fuel poverty action plan, but fears the measures announced will prove inadequate in the context of escalating fuel prices and 4.

    • NEA: Additional help for the fuel poor – but not enough?

      11/04/2008 - National Energy Action (NEA) the leading fuel poverty charity today welcomed the decision by all big six energy suppliers to offer more assistance to their vulnerable customers through social packages but expressed concern at the level of support.

    • NEA: You will pay more - that’s a dead cert

      02/04/2008 - The UK’s leading fuel poverty charity, National Energy Action (NEA), is urging the Government to come clean about the amount of public money the Government is spending on energy efficiency measures for low-income households and who is footing the bill.

    • National Energy Action charity backs fuel poverty report

      26/03/2008 - Leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) has today urged the Government to follow the recommendations of its own advisory group The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG).