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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Fuel Poverty more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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Chris Evans remove filter
star this property uin 179200 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-24more like thismore than 2018-10-24
star this property answer text <p>Government is addressing fuel poverty by improving home energy efficiency and making energy more affordable for vulnerable households. Parliament has passed legislation to introduce an energy price cap, protecting households on standard variable and default tariffs in addition to the protection provided by the pre-payment and vulnerable customer safeguard tariffs. Over 2 million low income and vulnerable households will also benefit this winter from the Warm Home Discount, a £140 rebate on their energy bill which we have committed to through to 2021 and all pensioner households receive between £100 and £300 over the winter months through the Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>We have also announced that we will focus all of the £640 million per year Energy Company Obligation on low income and vulnerable households from 2018 to 2022. This new scheme will also include support for innovation, aimed at improving quality and reducing the cost of technologies that will be required to meet the fuel poverty target. Beyond those dates, we committed through the Clean Growth Strategy to extending support for energy efficiency at least at the current level of ECO through to 2028, meaning over £6 billion of investment will be made into home energy efficiency over the next ten years. In addition, we introduced legislation in April this year requiring private landlords to improve the energy efficiency of F and G rated properties, so that all tenants can heat their home at a reasonable cost.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Devizes more like this
star this property answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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less than 2018-10-24T16:54:36.637Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-24T16:54:36.637Z
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star this property label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this
987898
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Fuel Poverty more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support consumers in financial difficulty to meet their energy costs. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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Chris Evans remove filter
star this property uin 179201 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-24more like thismore than 2018-10-24
star this property answer text <p>Protecting low income and vulnerable consumers when it comes to their energy costs is a priority for this Government. This is why the Energy Company Obligation, our main domestic energy efficiency scheme, will now be solely focused on upgrading the homes of those on low incomes to help tackle the root cause of fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently extended the Warm Home Discount scheme, which supports over 2 million low income and vulnerable households by cutting £140 off their winter energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also introducing the energy price cap to protect over 11 million households on poor value standard variable tariff deals this winter.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Devizes more like this
star this property answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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less than 2018-10-24T16:55:12.227Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-24T16:55:12.227Z
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star this property label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this
987899
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Literacy more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adults without basic literacy skills. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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star this property uin 179202 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-23more like thismore than 2018-10-23
star this property answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. This is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.</p><p>To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.</p><p>Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning more flexibly to adults with low or intermediate skills.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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less than 2018-10-23T08:51:04.653Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-23T08:51:04.653Z
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star this property label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this
987750
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Basic Skills more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of which areas of England have the highest proportion of adults with below average functional (a) numeracy and (b) literacy. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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star this property uin 179199 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-23more like thismore than 2018-10-23
star this property answer text <p>We recognise that more needs to be done to ensure adults in England have the literacy and numeracy skills that they need for life and work. This is why this government provides full funding for adults in England to enable them to develop their literacy and numeracy skills and to secure qualifications from entry level up to GCSE level.</p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, which was published in 2011, estimated the literacy and numeracy knowledge of adults aged 16 to 65 in England. This includes estimates for regions and local authorities. The survey shows estimates of the percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components for England and each region. It can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx</a>.</p><p>According to the survey, adults who have the lowest proportion of literacy and numeracy skills (with a L2 qualification or above) are in London and the North East respectively. However, this does not take into account adults who have English as a second language.</p><p>We are working with a range of sector and research partners to improve the evidence base on the best ways to support adults to secure basic English and maths skills. This includes exploring innovative ways through the Career Learning Pilots.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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less than 2018-10-23T08:36:47.547Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-23T08:36:47.547Z
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star this property label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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987749
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Transport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Public Transport: Disability more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing transport fee concessions to all assistants of a disabled individual where that individual requires more than one assistant to use public transport. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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Chris Evans remove filter
star this property uin 179198 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-22more like thismore than 2018-10-22
star this property answer text <p>This Government is determined to make sure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily, confidently, and without extra cost. The Disabled Persons Railcard entitles disabled people and a carer to a third off their rail fares, and the Government provides around £1 billion of funding each year to enable local authorities in England to provide statutory and discretionary concessions for 9.8 million disabled and older travel pass holders.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to offer additional local bus concessions, such as companion passes for disabled people who require assistance to travel. The detail of such further concessions, including the number of carers who can travel at reduced cost, is a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the Inclusive Transport Strategy, published in July 2018, we committed to conduct a review into the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard. This review will examine the issue of the total ticket cost for a disabled person and their carers.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Wealden more like this
star this property answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
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less than 2018-10-22T15:54:28.78Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-22T15:54:28.78Z
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star this property label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this
987900
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Unemployed People: Basic Skills more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support unemployed adults without basic literacy skills. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
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Chris Evans remove filter
star this property uin 179203 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
star this property answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus works in partnership with local training providers to deliver essential communication skills, numeracy skills, digital literacy skills and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training to unemployed benefit claimants in England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Wider adult education and skills policy is the responsibility of the Department for Education in England and devolved to the Scottish and Welsh Governments in Scotland and Wales.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Reading West more like this
star this property answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
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less than 2018-10-25T14:30:51.39Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-25T14:30:51.39Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this