Liberal Democrats has said that air -conditioned buildings such as gym, holiday centers and libraries should be opened to the public.
The party is asking the government to support the conversion of the spaces in these buildings into a “quiet hub” so that the weak people can be relieved from the heat.
Yellow Heat Health Alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) till July 15 for the middle, southern and eastern parts of England.
At the end of this week, some parts of Britain are expected to be 34C (93F) hit in temperature, as the country is prominent in the third summer heatwave.
The party says that it would be the warm weather version of the warm hub, which were launched in autumn 2022, so that people were worried about putting a warm place between high energy prices when some of the heating.
The hub will be run in partnership with local councils and national government in public facilities such as community centers. They are not necessarily in the council -owned buildings.
Some areas already run cool space plans during the already warm months. London And Manchester Both have networks of community quiet places to avoid heat.
Outside Britain, Paris operates a network of “Cool Islands” During the summer months where people can find cold places like museums, swimming pools and public parks through an app. Various American states also operate cooling centers.
Estimated 2,295 deaths were associated with heat in the UK in summer in 2023, According to Ukhsa data,
This spring is the hottest and sunshine on records in Britain. A recent study by a Mate office said that the possibility of recording temperatures somewhere in the UK is more than 40 degrees Celsius in the next 12 years, rapidly faster.
Pippa Heelling, a spokesman of Liberal Democrat Energy, called the heat -related deaths “deferred” and said that the Cool Hub was a “idea of ​​general knowledge” that could provide a refuge to the “weak people to get away from this stifting, swinging heat”.
The party is also asking the government to provide free insulation and heat pumps to low -income houses, so that it can help keep the houses cool in summer and keep warm in winter.
Some of the Britain At least energy-skilled houses in Europe.
A government spokesperson said that they would urge people to take additional care in hot weather, and there were construction rules to reduce the risk of heating new houses.
He said, “Housing tenants can talk to their council if additional heat means their property is in dangerous position,” he said.
