Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64288
Electricity: Standing Charges
Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to review standing charges on electricity bills for households on prepayment meters.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehThe Government knows that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. Ofgem have been considering how ...
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