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GOVERNMENT SAYS NORTH DEVON SUFFERS 2ND WORST FUEL POVERTY IN THE COUNTY

March 3, 2010 12:00 PM

Nick in the HouseNick Harvey, MP for North Devon says, "I am shocked by the Government's inability to get to grips with the numbers of households trapped in fuel poverty. Official figures show North Devon suffers from some of the worst fuel poverty in the county.

"Following my recently tabled Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Government has revealed the latest figures available are for 2006. These indicate that North Devon has the second highest number of households in fuel poverty after Torridge and West Devon.

"This data clearly shows the Government is failing to keep track of this problem and its own initiatives to tackle it - if the latest figures it can offer are four years old!"

Fuel Poverty Figures 2006:

Parliamentary Constituency No. of fuel poor households

Devon East Devon 6000

Exeter 4800

North Devon 7800

Plymouth, Devonport 3700

Plymouth, Sutton 7100

South West Devon 3100

Teignbridge 6300

Tiverton and Honiton 6500

Torbay 7600

Torridge and West Devon 10600

Totnes 6900

Cornwall Falmouth & Camborne 6700

North Cornwall 10300

St Ives 8500

South East Cornwall 6500

Turo & St Austell 7400

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