Written questions

Fuel Poverty: Lincolnshire

2026-06-14 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 9512 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of energy efficiency schemes in reducing fuel poverty in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answer

The latest statistics on fuel poverty at the national level, published in March 2026, estimate that between 2024 and 2025, improvements in the energy efficiency of households reduced fuel poverty by around 153,000 households, driven by a combination of en...