Press Release
RICHARD BURT
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire
Date: 23/05/2007
Embargo: Immediate
Contact: 07970 713032
LAST MINUTE HIPS CHANGES SHOWS GOVERNMENT'S INCOMPETENCE – RICHARD BURT
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt, has criticised
Ruth Kelly’s emergency statement to the House of Commons, on Home Information
Packs.
Richard commented:
"Being forced to delay the introduction of HIPs last year showed the
Government’s poor judgement; this last minute u-turn reveals its complete
incompetence.
"While the Government says the reason for the change is the looming legal
battle, it also admits there aren’t enough trained energy assessors to inspect
all the properties coming on the market.
"The piecemeal implementation of this jinxed scheme will only result in yet more
confusion for buyers and sellers.
"This is another black mark on the Government’s environmental record. Tackling
climate change requires improving the energy efficiency of existing homes, but
the one measure proposed by ministers is now delayed because of their bungling."
ENDS
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