Oral Question·Department for International Trade
“What steps she is taking to expedite the import of essential medical products during covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 5 May 2020Answered: 12 May 2020
Asked by
Dan Carden
Labour — Liverpool Walton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Trade
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.