“Keep the cold out this winter” information pack  

Gisela Stuart today welcomed the move by the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) to highlight five cost-saving tips to keep homes in good energy-efficiency order, helping to keep bills down. HHIC have produced a leaflet giving five safe and simple ways to keep energy bills low this winter. They are only heat the rooms you use most, insulate your home, stop drafts, draw your curtains and use radiator reflectors. They also point to their website which offers impartial advice to people giving real information to real problems. Gisela said: “Rising fuel bills are a real concern for families in the constituency. People are worried about how they will pay to keep their homes warm this winter. I am particularly concerned for vulnerable groups, such as pensioners, especially as energy prices have increased so much this year. With around 25,000 dying each year from cold related causes,...