Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-24-Speech-3-305"
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"How appropriate that the European Parliament is debating energy prices just as the summer ends. Many of my constituents are already watching the thermometer with a real sense of dread. Falling temperatures mean that they have to calculate whether they can justify switching on the oh-so-expensive heating.
The day the bill for a household's gas or electricity is expected is anticipated with dread. It is not just the poorest families who have to make the decision of which essential purchases they will have to do without this autumn and winter in order to keep themselves warm.
Households with small children or elderly residents are especially hard hit. They have the most limited budgets and at the same time the greatest requirement for energy.
Any action taken which alleviates the burden of energy costs placed on the most venerable in society gets my wholehearted support.
In the civilised heart of Europe, in the 21st century a warm home cannot be treated as a luxury item."@en1
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