What were you key asks in your response to the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England consultation? Is this response available on the GLA website?

Tackling Fuel Poverty is integral to my London Environment Strategy and is supported by an additional Fuel Poverty Action Plan. I can only address fuel poverty in London if the Government has an ambitious strategy and allocates the resources to match.

My key asks were: for Government to increase funding; to devolve funding to London to ensure a fair share of Energy Company Obligation spending; to tighten the threshold for fuel poverty; a stronger link with health; and a better use of energy efficiency standards.

The Government has not yet supported my call to have funds such as the Energy Company Obligation devolved to London and without that we will continue to lose out on tens of millions of pounds a year. They have also not supported a minimum Energy Efficiency Rating of B, retaining C. They have however made commitments to incorporate cold homes assessments into healthcare and to higher energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector, albeit without adequate resource for local authorities to enforce.

A copy of my response is available on the GLA website at this link:

https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/consultation_on_fuel_poverty_strategy_mol_response_190916.pdf