On Census day in 2011 there were 56.1m people living in England and Wales, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). That’s a 7% increase compared with a decade ago. This means that there has been an increase of around 20m in 100years. Northern Ireland...
Prof Hills report to highlight growing fuel poverty
Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change has commissioned a special report concerning fuel poverty from Professor John Hills, Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics s. It is due to be published this month although no specific...
Green Deal is the biggest ever energy home improvement programme
For the Coalition Government, tackling climate change, securing our future energy supplies and making an ambitious transition to a low carbon, high growth economy is an urgent and vital task, writes Greg Barker, MP, Energy & Climate Change Minister. Energy...
Fuel prices tumble but how long will it last?
Along with Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change and many others, the National Home Improvement Council welcomes the downward direction of fuel costs. Huhne says: “Households have faced real difficulties this winter after last year’s global...