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Written Question · S4W-28962 · Session 4

Further to the answers to questions S4W-28781 by Margaret Burgess on 14 December 2015 and S4O-04702 by Alex Neil on 28 October 2015 (Offici…

Answered Asked by Liam McArthur LD Lodged 14 Dec 2015

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-28781 by Margaret Burgess on 14 December 2015 and S4O-04702 by Alex Neil on 28 October 2015 (Official Report, c. 19), whether it has ruled out a reassessment of the 2016 fuel poverty target in light of the UK Spending Review.

The answer

Answered by Margaret Burgess on 8 Jan 2016 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Government has no current plans to reassess the fuel poverty target.

In the Official Report

1 contribution mention S4W-28962
  1. 27 Jan 2016
    Fuel Poverty
    Jim Hume LD Meeting of the Parliament

    I disagree with the member, in that the Scottish Government is proposing a 13 per cent cut in its spending on fuel poverty. I will come on to that in due course. The Scottish Lib Dems want to build cross-party support such as we have never…