Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 114011

Energy: Billing

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices of heat network operators issuing retrospective bills covering multiple years where no prior invoices or statements w

Answer

Martin McCluskey
Under the newly established heat network market framework, Ofgem Authorisation conditions limit back-billing to 12 months if no accurate bill or statement of account was previously provided.Where heat charges are ‘bundled’ into leasehold or social housing...

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