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
. monitoring 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: Maria Wardrobe, Director of Communications

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

Press Releases

NEA: Draft Bill could cause misery for millions warns charity

"Fixed it for you Mr Osborne." National Energy Action on the Draft Energy Bill, and how to raise social and environmental aspirations.

NEA: 3.5 million fuel-poor households in England – but the reality is worse

In response to official Government figures published today showing that 3.5 million households in England were in fuel poverty in 2010, National Energy Action’s Chief Executive, Jenny Saunders, commented:

NEA: Fuel poverty awareness day

As temperatures plummet, the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action launches Fuel Poverty Awareness Day urging all households struggling to heat their homes to seek help immediately and avoid needless suffering.

NEA: Winter deaths rise with extreme cold

Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a massive 38 per cent increase in deaths across England and Wales during the arctic cold snap experienced last December, the coldest in over 100 years.

National Energy Action: Reaction to Fuel Poverty Review Interim Report

National Fuel Poverty Charity’s Reaction to Fuel Poverty Review Interim Report

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