Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 120705

Energy: Debts

Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a national energy debt relief scheme on energy affordability and consumer protection.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
The Government knows that more needs to be done to tackle the problem of energy debt. Too many families paid the price of our dependence on fossil fuels during the energy price crisis, and its impacts are still being felt – both by consumers who are in de...

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