Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 23 April 2024Answered: 29 April 2024

Asked by

Andy McDonald

LabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Miatta Fahnbulleh)

We know that people are frustrated with standing charges, and we are committed as a Government to reducing them. As an initial step, the regulator Ofgem is consulting on giving people the option of no standing charge tariffs within the price cap, and we will continue to work with the regulator to ensure that we lower standing charges in the fairest way possible.