Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in levels of standing charges for electricity bills.”
Tabled: 29 January 2025Answered: 4 February 2025
Asked by
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
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.