Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 112089

Electricity: Prices

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will amend the electricity fixed-cost banding rule to permit evidence-based band migration based on actual usage and capacity within the permitted band limits.

Answer

Michael Shanks
By law, network charging is a matter for Ofgem, the independent regulator.Fixed charge banding rules, including migration, are set out in the DCUSA industry code (Schedule 32). They limit migration to exceptional circumstances, including significant chang...

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