PARK HOMES AND FUEL POVERTY

That this House notes park home residents across the country are particularly susceptible to fuel poverty; further notes that because of the nature and classification of park homes they cannot currently benefit from fuel poverty and other energy efficiency programmes; believes this places park home residents in a particularly vulnerable position; welcomes the recent investment in trials to establish the technical feasibility of products to reduce fuel costs in park homes; and calls on the Government to commit to introducing quickly these products if the pilot studies are successful and reclassify park homes to enable residents to access affordable warmth, improve their living standards and bring them more in line with the benefits and safeguards in place for more traditional homes.