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Representation ID: 5020

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: National Bargee Travellers Association

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

If boats used as homes are subject to the same smoke controls as bricks and mortar homes, they will become uninhabitable in winter if boat dwellers cannot use their solid fuel stoves. Whilst climate change and poor air quality are existential threats, there must be justice in the transition to clean energy, and that includes justice to those who have no viable alternatives to fossil fuels for heating and power.