struggling with these really high bills, so we thought this was the fairest and easiest way to distribute the money. however welcome, with energy prices rising again at the start of october, that money will drain even faster. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. i m nowjoined by caroline flint, who is the chair of the committee on fuel poverty. she s a former labour mp who was shadow energy and climate change secretary. you know your stuff, but can you explain what this committee does and what the goals of the committee are for us? . ., ., for us? the committee on fuel ove for us? the committee on fuel poverty has for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been around i for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been around in i for us? the committee on fuel. poverty has been around in some for us? the committee on fuel- poverty has been around in some form for some time under different governments, labourand governments, labour and