To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2009, Official Report, column 1481W, on fuel poverty, what percentage of fuel poor homes in (a) the North West Region and (b) the UK are the primary residence of at least one person over 65 years. (278050)

The most recent year for which estimates of fuel poverty are available is 2006. Around 36 per cent. of fuel poor households in the North West Region contained at least one person aged 65 or over. In England, 45 per cent. of fuel poor households contained at least one person aged 65 or over. Comparable figures are not available for the UK.