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Lanarkshire MP backs campaign calling on government action to help keep people Warm This Winter

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A national campaign calling on greater government action to help keep people Warm This Winter has received the backing of a Lanarkshire MP.East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow's Dr Lisa Cameron is calling on the UK Government to provide more emergency support for those struggling with energy bills this winter and a coherent plan to move the UK away from volatile fossil fuels, through a national rollout of home insulation and affordable renewables.

It echoes call from the Warm This Winter coalition supported by leading anti-poverty and environmental organisations.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In order to support people across the UK in the immediate and long term, the campaign group is calling a number of actions.This includes the Westminster government providing a new package of financial support to people who, without additional urgent action, will be on the front line of poverty this winter and committing in law to the development of a new social tariff for next winter, through an amendment to the Energy Bill.The social tariff would better target energy need than cash payments, and therefore should be additional to the price cap, current protections, and the benefits uprating, and be funded out of general taxation.Ms Cameron told Lanarkshire Live: "I met recently with the Warm this

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