Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 1 February 2017.
Well, I welcome that response, and it will build on the work where, I understand, last year, under Nest and Arbed, something around 8,000 homes were improved with their energy efficiency. And of course, this links to fuel poverty, and that’s what I wanted to ask in my supplementary. The Welsh Government and Cabinet Secretary will be aware of Age Cymru’s statement on fuel poverty, and they’ve made some specific recommendations, building on the work that the Welsh Government has done. They’ve asked for a new strategic approach to tackling fuel poverty, backed by a clear programme and timescales. They’ve asked for robust and regularly updated data on housing stock quality, and reporting on fuel poverty levels. And one of the things they suggest, finally, is that we should consider an ambitious new fuel poverty target based on improving a number of low-income homes to a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C each year. There are other recommendations, but I wonder will she be taking the time to look at the Age Cymru proposals and to respond to them, and to take forward the work that we’ve already been doing in the Welsh Government.