Is the Prime Minister not embarrassed that the statement contains nothing - not a word - on the growing Crisis of Fuel Poverty in this country, which will soon have 5.

I fear that we are on the edge of a Fuel Poverty Crisis and that in the coming years that figure will reach the 1 million mark in Scotland alone.

Members will therefore understand why I keep telling people that we are on the verge of a Fuel Poverty Crisis.

, 38 Degrees, Consumer Focus and Citizens Advice have taken decisive action to try to tackle the Fuel Poverty Crisis and to help desperate energy customers, the Government have done next to nothing to tackle soaring energy prices.

Only yesterday, an alliance of 100 energy companies, charities and businesses joined forces to warn the Prime Minister that Britain is heading towards a Fuel Poverty Crisis as a result of the Government's failure to tackle that problem properly, with perhaps up to 9 million homes affected by 2016.

With the rise of energy prices, we have seen a Fuel Poverty Crisis in many places.