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Written Question · S5W-20085 · Session 5

How many times its definition of fuel poverty has been changed since 2007.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 21 Nov 2018

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times its definition of fuel poverty has been changed since 2007.

The answer

Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 Dec 2018 · 15 days after it was lodged, on time

There have been no changes to the fuel poverty definition since it was introduced in 2002.
The definition set out in the Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill is the first proposed change.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-20085 by reference.