Alistair Carmichael – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans to open her Department’s consultation on changes to the Warm Home Discount scheme.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government announced in the Spending Review on 25 November 2015 that the Warm Home Discount scheme would be extended to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m per year, rising with inflation, to help households who are at risk of fuel poverty with their energy bills. Government will publically consult on changes to the scheme later this year.